Sex differences in opioid antinociception

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 282, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 769-778

  Bartok, Rory E ^a   Craft, Rebecca M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREMAZOCINE; BUPRENORPHINE; DELTORPHIN; ENADOLINE; ENKEPHALIN; FENTANYL; OPIATE AGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIL FLICK TEST; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; MALE; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030741986     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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