THE EFFECT OF CHOLINERGIC MANIPULATIONS ON THE ANALGESIC RESPONSE TO COBROTOXIN IN MICE

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作者
CHEN, R [1 ]
ROBINSON, SE [1 ]
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[1] VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV, MED COLL VIRGINIA, DEPT PHARMACOL & TOXICOL, RICHMOND, VA 23298 USA
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10.1016/0024-3205(90)90407-I
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R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
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摘要
Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of cobrotoxin (CT), a neurotoxin isolated from the venom of Naja naja atra, produced an antinociceptive response in mice as measured by the tail-flick test. This effect of CT was blocked by systemic administration of atropine, but not by methylatropine or naloxone. Depletion of central acetylcholine (ACh) by hemicholinium-3 (HC-3) blocked the antinociceptive action of cobrotoxin. These results suggest that central cholinergic neurons are important for the mediation of the antinociceptive properties of cobrotoxin. © 1990.
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页码:1949 / 1954
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