Effects of hypophysectomy and dexamethasone treatment on plasma β-endorphin and pain threshold during pregnancy

Brain Research

Volumn 418, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 138-145

  Baron, Sheri A ^a   Gintzler, Alan R ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Hypophysectomy; Opioid analgesia; Pregnancy; Endorphin

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREGNANCY; RAT;

ANIMAL; BETA-ENDORPHIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; STRESS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023203333     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(87)90970-X     Document Type: Article

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