Central antinociceptive effects of mitragynine in mice: Contribution of descending noradrenergic and serotonergic systems

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 317, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-81

  Matsumoto, Kinzo ^a   Mizowaki, Maho ^a   Suchitra, Thongpradichote ^a   Murakami, Yukihisa ^a   Takayama, Hiromitsu ^b   Sakai, Shin Ichiro ^b   Aimi, Norio ^b   Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptor; Antinociception; Mitragynine; Mouse; Noradrenergic system; Serotonergic system

Indexed keywords

CYPROHEPTADINE; FENCLONINE; IDAZOXAN; MITRAGYNINE; MORPHINE; NOMIFENSINE; OPIATE AGONIST; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; RESERPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HOT PLATE TEST; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030581741     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00714-5     Document Type: Article

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