Contribution of monoaminergic modulation to the analgesic effect of tramadol

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-12

  Desmeules, J A ^a,b   Piguet, V ^a   Collart, L ^a   Dayer, P ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b University Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Opioids; Pain measurement; Pain threshold; RIII reflex; Tramadol; Yohimbine; 2 adrenoceptor antagonist

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; PLACEBO; TRAMADOL; YOHIMBINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0030033533     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1996.tb00152.x     Document Type: Article

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