Effects of intrathecal vs. systemic clonidine in treating chronic allodynia-like response in spinally injured rats

Brain Research

Volumn 736, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 28-34

  Hao, Jing Xia ^a   Yu, Wei ^a   Xu, Xiao Jun ^a   Wiesenfeld Hallin, Zsuzsanna ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

allodynia; central pain; clonidine; intrathecal; neuropathic pain; sedation; spinal cord; 2 adrenoceptor agonist

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; CLONIDINE;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISCHEMIA; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0030583634     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00703-2     Document Type: Article

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