Exposure to nitrous oxide stimulates a nitric oxide-dependent neuronal release of β-endorphin in ventricular-cisternally-perfused rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1300, Issue , 2009, Pages 37-40

  Zelinski, Lisa M ^a   Ohgami, Yusuke ^a   Quock, Raymond M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

endorphin; Nitric oxide; Nitrous oxide; Rat; Ventricular cisternal perfusion

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; ESTER DERIVATIVE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROUS OXIDE; SYNTHETASE; URETHAN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

AMBIENT AIR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; VENTRICULAR CISTERNAL PERFUSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INDWELLING CATHETER; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

RATTUS;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MALE; NEURONS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROUS OXIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 73949142442     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.08.091     Document Type: Article

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