Antinociceptive effects of galanin in the central nucleus of amygdala of rats, an involvement of opioid receptors

Brain Research

Volumn 1320, Issue , 2010, Pages 16-21

  Jin, Wu Yang ^a   Liu, Zhuo ^a   Liu, Dong ^a   Yu, Long Chuan ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive effect; Central nucleus of amygdala (CeA); Delta Opioid receptor; Galanin; Hindpaw withdrawal latency; Mu Opioid receptor

Indexed keywords

BETA FUNALTREXAMINE; GALANIN; NALOXONE; NALTRINDOLE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMAL STIMULATION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; GALANIN; HINDLIMB; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, DELTA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 76749167439     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.12.060     Document Type: Article

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