Selective postsynaptic inhibition of tonic-firing neurons in substantia gelatinosa by μ-opioid agonist

Anesthesiology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1177-1183

  Santos, Sónia F A ^a   Melnick, Igor V ^a   Safronov, Boris V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; BARIUM ION; CESIUM ION; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; OPIATE;

ADAPTATION; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTERNEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BARIUM; CELL SHAPE; CESIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; EVOKED POTENTIALS; G PROTEIN-COUPLED INWARDLY-RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNELS; GABA AGONISTS; INTERNEURONS; NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; RECEPTORS, PRESYNAPTIC; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA;

EID: 7244260564     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200411000-00018     Document Type: Article

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