The hyperalgesic effects induced by the injection of angiotensin II into the caudal ventrolateral medulla are mediated by the pontine A5 noradrenergic cell group

Brain Research

Volumn 1325, Issue , 2010, Pages 41-52

  Marques Lopes, José ^a,b   Pinho, Dora ^a,b   Albino Teixeira, António ^a,b   Tavares, Isaura ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Anti dopamine hydroxylase saporin; AT1 receptor; Descending pain modulation; Noradrenaline; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN II; FORMALDEHYDE; OXYGENASE; SAPORIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PAIN; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; SPINAL CORD;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PAIN; PONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1;

RATTUS;

EID: 77949911938     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.02.043     Document Type: Article

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