Spinal administration of adrenergic agents produces analgesia in amphibians

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 316, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 205-210

  Stevens, Craig W ^a   Brenner, George M ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptor; Amphibian; Analgesia; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; YOHIMBINE;

AMPHIBIA; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FROG; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; EPINEPHRINE; IMIDAZOLES; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MEDETOMIDINE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PAIN; RANA ESCULENTA;

EID: 0030571494     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00681-4     Document Type: Article

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