Gender-related differences in the antinociceptive properties of morphine

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 279, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 767-773

  Cicero, Theodore J ^a   Nock, Bruce ^a   Meyer, Edward R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; MORPHINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030436883     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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