Contribution of peripheral α1a-adrenoceptors to pain induced by formalin or by α-methyl-5-hydroxytryptamine plus noradrenaline

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 301, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 41-48

  Hong, Yanguo ^a   Abbott, Frances V ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor agonist; Adrenoceptor antagonist; Formalin test; Inflammation; Pain

Indexed keywords

2 [[2 (2,6 DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)ETHYL]AMINOMETHYL] 1,4 BENZODIOXAN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 1A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ALPHA 1B ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA METHYLSEROTONIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHLOROETHYLCLONIDINE; CLONIDINE; FORMALDEHYDE; IDAZOXAN; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SEROTONIN 2 AGONIST; TIMOLOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; INFLAMMATION; LICKING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DINOPROSTONE; DRUG SYNERGISM; FORMALDEHYDE; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONISTS;

EID: 0029890878     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00009-X     Document Type: Article

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