Nitrous oxide-induced NO-dependent neuronal release of β-endorphin from the rat arcuate nucleus and periaqueductal gray

Brain Research

Volumn 1366, Issue , 2010, Pages 38-43

  Ohgami, Yusuke ^a,b   Chung, Eunhee ^a,b   Quock, Raymond M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

endorphin; Arcuate nucleus; Microdialysis; Nitric oxide; Nitrous oxide; Periaqueductal gray; Rat

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSATE LEVEL; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEURONS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROUS OXIDE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS;

EID: 79251625917     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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