Antinociception induced by stimulating amygdaloid nuclei in rats: changes produced by systemically administered antagonists
The antinociceptive effects of stimulating the medial (ME) and central (CE) nuclei of the amygdala in rats were evaluated by the changes in the latency for the tail withdrawal reflex to noxious heating of the skin. A 30-s period of sine-wave stimulation of the ME or CE produced a significant and sho...
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Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1998-05-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000500013 |