Effect of spinal infusion of L-NAME, a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, on spinal tolerance and dependence induced by chronic intrathecal morphine in the rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-36

  Dunbar, Stuart ^a   Yaksh, Tony L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dependence; L N(G) Nitroarginine methyl ester; Morphine; Naloxone; Nitric oxide synthase inhibition; Rat; Spinal; Tolerance; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; MORPHINE ADDICTION; MORPHINE TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0029876053     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12481-2     Document Type: Article

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