Formalin-Induced Differential Activation of Nucleus Cuneiformis Neurons in the Rat: An Electrophysiological Study

Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-43

  Haghparast, Abbas ^a   Naderi, Nima ^a   Khani, Abbas ^a   Lashgari, Reza ^b   Motamedi, Fereshteh ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

electrophysiology; formalin test; morphine; nucleus cuneiformis; Pain; single unit recording

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NALOXONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEIFORM NUCLEUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; FORMALDEHYDE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MICROELECTRODES; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEURONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS;

EID: 73049098214     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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