GABAergic transmission and enhanced modulation by opioids and endocannabinoids in adult rat rostral ventromedial medulla

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 593, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 217-230

  Li, Ming Hua ^a   Suchland, Katherine L ^a   Ingram, Susan L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALEXA594; DERMORPHIN; ENDOCANNABINOID; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE PEPTIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AGING; ANIMAL; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGING; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; OPIOID PEPTIDES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84920138907     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.275701     Document Type: Article

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