Hippocampal GABAA Receptor and Pain Sensitivity during Estrous Cycle in the Rat

Background: Estradiol and progesterone as well as hippocampal GABAA receptors are believed to play a role in the modulation of pain. The aim of present study was to investigate the effect of intrahippocampal injections of GABAA receptor agonist (muscimol) and GABAA receptor antagonist (picrotoxin) o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mahnaz Taherianfard, Mahnaz Mosavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2011-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/files/PDFfiles/07-Dr_%20Taherianfard.pdf