Roles of the rostroventromedial medulla and the spinal 5-HT1A receptor in descending antinociception induced by motor cortex stimulation in the neuropathic rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 476, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 133-137

  Viisanen, Hanna ^a   Pertovaara, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

5 HT1A receptor; Descending inhibition; Peripheral neuropathy; Primary motor cortex; Rostroventromedial medulla; Spinal nociception

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL; N [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] N (2 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; PENTOBARBITAL; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE LIGATION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROSTROVENTROMEDIAL MEDULLA; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL NERVE; SPINAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCIMOL; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PIPERAZINES; PYRIDINES; RATS; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1A; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 77952888617     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.04.014     Document Type: Article

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