Inhalation exposure to volatilized opioids produces antinociception in mice

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-76

  Lichtman, Aron H ^a   Meng, Yun ^a   Martin, Billy R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; NALTRINDOLE; OPIATE AGONIST; PETHIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG POTENCY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; VOLATILIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; CODEINE; HEROIN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0030440887     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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