ISSN:
1435-1463
Keywords:
Aspirin
;
analgesia
;
monoamines
;
hypothalamus
;
jaw-opening reflex
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Microinjection of sodium acetylsalicylate (aspirin, 0.2–0.6 mg) into the preoptic anterior hypothalamic area, but not the dorsal raphe region or the periaqueductal central gray matter, produced a dose-related analgesia in conscious monkeys. The analgesia induced by intrahypothalamic administration of aspirin was antagonized by pretreatment of monkeys with either a serotoninergic receptor blocker (cyproheptadine) or two catecholaminergic receptor blockers (haloperidol and yohimbine). These suggest the existence of a monoaminergic pain-inhibitory mechanism in the preoptic anterior hypothalamic area activated by aspirin.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01252242
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