Pituitary-adrenocortical responses to persistent noxious stimuli in the awake rat: endogenous corticosterone does not reduce nociception in the formalin test.

Taylor, B K

Pituitary-adrenocortical responses to persistent noxious stimuli in the awake rat: endogenous corticosterone does not reduce nociception in the formalin test. [electronic resource] - Endocrinology May 1998 - 2407-13 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

0013-7227

10.1210/endo.139.5.5993 doi


Adrenal Cortex--physiology
Adrenalectomy
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone--blood
Animals
Behavior, Animal--drug effects
Blood Pressure--drug effects
Corticosterone--blood
Dexamethasone--pharmacology
Formaldehyde--pharmacology
Glucocorticoids--pharmacology
Heart Rate--drug effects
Inflammation--chemically induced
Male
Nociceptors--physiology
Pain
Pituitary Gland--physiology
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley