Central release of nitric oxide mediates antinociception induced by aerobic exercise
Nitric oxide (NO) is a soluble gas that participates in important functions of the central nervous system, such as cognitive function, maintenance of synaptic plasticity for the control of sleep, appetite, body temperature, neurosecretion, and antinociception. Furthermore, during exercise large amou...
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Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2014-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000900790&tlng=en |