Strain differences in mice antinociception: Relationship between alprazolam and opioid receptor subtypes

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-205

  Pick, Chaim G ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alprazolam; Analgesia; Flumazenil; Mice; Opioid receptors; Strain differences; Tailflick

Indexed keywords

3,4 DICHLORO N METHYL N [2 (1 PYRROLIDINYL)CYCLOHEXYL]BENZENEACETAMIDE METHANESULFONATE; ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; ENKEPHALIN[2,5 DEXTRO PENICILLAMINE]; FLUMAZENIL; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030220627     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-977X(96)00021-1     Document Type: Article

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