Differentiation between Aδ and C fibre evoked nociceptive reflexes by TTX resistance and opioid sensitivity in the cat

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-245

  Schomburg, Eike D ^a   Dibaj, Payam ^b   Steffens, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

A fibres; C fibres; Nociceptive reflexes; Opioids; Pain; TTX resistance

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OPIATE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DORSAL ROOT; EXPERIMENTAL CAT; FEMALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; CATS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FOOT; MALE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NOCICEPTORS; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 79451469638     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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