Thymulin reduces hyperalgesia induced by peripheral endotoxin injection in rats and mice

Brain Research

Volumn 717, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 179-183

  Safieh Garabedian, Bared ^a   Jalakhian, Raffy H ^a   Saadé, Nayef E ^a   Haddad, John J ^a   Jabbur, Suhayl J ^a   Kanaan, Salim A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

endotoxin; hyperalgesia; inflammation; neuroimmunology; thymulin

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; THYMULIN;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HINDLIMB; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029882778     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01532-9     Document Type: Article

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