Periaqueductal grey metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 7 and 8 mediate opposite effects on amino acid release, rostral ventromedial medulla cell activities and thermal nociception
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1 Department of Experimental MedicineSection of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli"Faculty of Medicine and Surgery Second University of Naples, Via Costantinopoli, 16 80138 Naples – Italy. 2 Endocannabinoid Research Group, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pozzuoli (Naples)Italy 3 Endocannabinoid Research Group, Institute of Cybernetics “E. Caianiello”, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pozzuoli (Naples)Italy *Corresponding author. Tel. +39-81-5667650; Fax. +39-81-5667503; Email [email protected] Page 1 of 53 Articles in PresS. J Neurophysiol (May 16, 2007). doi:10.1152/jn.00356.2007
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Periaqueductal gray metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 7 and 8 mediate opposite effects on amino acid release, rostral ventromedial medulla cell activities, and thermal nociception.
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