The nucleus locus coeruleus/subcoeruleus contributes to antinociception during freezing behavior following the air-puff startle in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1393, Issue , 2011, Pages 52-61

  Tsuruoka, Masayoshi ^a   Tamaki, Junichiro ^a   Maeda, Masako ^a   Hayashi, Bunsho ^a   Inoue, Tomio ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air puff; Antinociception; Bite behavior; Locus coeruleus subcoeruleus; Tail flick reflex

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; OXIDOPAMINE;

AIR PUFF STIMULATION; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BITE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COMPRESSED AIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FREEZING; HEATING; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HOT TEMPERATURE; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; STARTLE REACTION; TAIL;

MAMMALIA; NEPTUNIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79955933563     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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