Peripheral analgesic action of clonidine: mediation by release of endogenous enkephalin-like substances

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 2-3, 1988, Pages 223-228

  Nakamura, Meire ^b   Ferreira, Sergio H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesia (peripheral); Analgesia tolerance; Clonidine; St 91

Indexed keywords

2 (2,6 DIETHYLANILINO) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CARRAGEENAN; CLONIDINE; ENKEPHALIN; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; YOHIMBINE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG TOLERANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANALGESICS; ANIMAL; CARRAGEENAN; CLONIDINE; DINOPROSTONE; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENKEPHALINS; MALE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PROSTAGLANDINS E; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0023864304     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(88)90296-8     Document Type: Article

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