Studies on the antiinflammatory, immunoregulatory, and analgesic actions of melatonin

Drug Development Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-173

  Xu, Shuyun ^a   Wei, Wei ^a   Shen, Yuxian ^a   Hao, Jieqing ^a   Ding, Changhai ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Immune; Inflammation; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; EGTAZIC ACID; MELATONIN; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PETHIDINE; PHENTOLAMINE; RESERPINE; VERAPAMIL;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREGULATION; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030437566     PISSN: 02724391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2299(199610)39:2<167::AID-DDR9>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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