Melanocortin-4 receptor expression in the rostral ventromedial medulla involved in modulation of nociception in transgenic mice

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 195-198

  Pan, Xu Chu ^a   Song, Yong Tang ^a   Liu, Cheng ^b   Xiang, Hong Bing ^b   Lu, Chuan Xjian ^c  

^a Museum of Hubei Province   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Melanocortin 4 receptor; Nociception; Rostral ventromedial medulla

Indexed keywords

MC4R PROTEIN, MOUSE; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE TRACT; NOCICEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTION; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; SEROTONERGIC NEURONS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 84887825077     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-013-1096-9     Document Type: Article

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