The function of alpha-2-adrenoceptors in the rat locus coeruleus is preserved in the chronic constriction injury model of neuropathic pain

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-65

  Alba Delgado, Cristina ^a,b   Borges, Gisela ^a,c   Sánchez Blázquez, Pilar ^b,d   Ortega, Jorge E ^b,e   Horrillo, Igor ^b,e   Mico, Juan A ^a,b   Meana, J Javier ^b,e   Neto, Fani ^c   Berrocoso, Esther ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

alpha 2 Adrenoceptor; Dorsal raphe nucleus; Electrophysiology; Locus coeruleus; Microdialysis; Neuropathic pain; Paragigantocellularis nucleus; Prefrontal cortex; Regulators of G protein signaling

Indexed keywords

2 (2 METHOXY 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 2 YL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BRIMONIDINE; CLONIDINE; DESIPRAMINE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHRONIC CONSTRICTION INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJURY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PARAGIGANTOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SPINAL CORD; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; DESIPRAMINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; IDAZOXAN; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURALGIA; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; QUINOXALINES; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84859630684     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2542-7     Document Type: Article

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