Opioidergic and GABAergic mechanisms in the rostral ventromedial medulla modulate the nociceptive response of vocalization in guinea pigs

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 177-183

  da Silva, Luis Felipe Souza ^a   Coutinho, Márcio Ramos ^b   Menescal de Oliveira, Leda ^b  

^a University of Paraíba   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Morphine; Muscimol; Naloxone; Nociception; Rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM)

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; MORPHINE; MUSCIMOL; NALOXONE; OPIATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FACILITATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; VOCALIZATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; GUINEA PIG; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MORPHINE; MUSCIMOL; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 77953542183     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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