Rostral ventromedial medulla modulates nociception and tonic immobility behavior through connections with the A7 catecholaminergic region

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 233, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 422-427

  da Silva, Luis Felipe Souza ^a   Coimbra, Norberto Cysne ^b   Menescal de Oliveira, Leda ^b  

^a University of Paraiba   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Antinociception; Biotinylated dextran amines; Defensive behavior; Guinea pig; Tonic immobility

Indexed keywords

AMINE; CARBACHOL; DEXTRAN; LIDOCAINE;

A7 CATECHOLAMINERGIC REGION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSTRAL VENTROMEDIAL MEDULLA; SYNAPSE; TONIC IMMOBILITY;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; BIOTIN; CARBACHOL; DEXTRANS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GUINEA PIGS; IMMOBILITY RESPONSE, TONIC; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NOCICEPTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PONS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84862321576     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.05.020     Document Type: Article

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