Involvement of cholinergic and opioid receptor mechanisms in nicotine- induced antinociception

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 209-213

  Zarrindast, Mohammed Reza ^a   Pazouki, Marjan ^a   Nassiri Rad, Shadi ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; MECAMYLAMINE; MORPHINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NALOXONE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE ANTAGONIST;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; MOUSE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030699203     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1997.tb00048.x     Document Type: Article

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