Peripherally administered α2-adrenoceptor agonist in the modulation of chronic allodynia induced by spinal nerve ligation in the rat

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1122-1127

  Wei, Hong ^a,b   Pertovaara, Antti ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; MEDETOMIDINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; NERVE SURGERY; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL NERVE; TAIL FLICK TEST; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; LIGATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IMIDAZOLES; LIGATION; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 0030611941     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199711000-00030     Document Type: Article

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