The spinal antinociceptive actions of morphine metabolites morphine-6-glucuronide and normorphine in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 482, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 219-224

  Sullivan, A F ^a   McQuay, H J ^b   Bailey, D ^a   Dickenson, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Morphine 6 glucuronide; Normorphine; Spinal cord; Opioid

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE 3 GLUCURONIDE; MORPHINE 6 GLUCURONIDE; NALOXONE; NORMORPHINE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVES; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SPINAL CORD; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024562396     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(89)91184-0     Document Type: Article

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