Studies on serotonin involvement in nucleus raphe inhibition and morphine depression of spinal cord neurones

It is not clear whether 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) mediates, at least partly, the nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) stimulation-produced inhibition of deep dorsal horn wide dynamic range (WDR) neuronal nociceptive activity. The role of 5-HT in the NRM phasic inhibition is suggested by the presence of 5-HT...

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Main Author: Khanna, Sanjay
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25902