Distinct electrophysiological effects of two spinally administered membrane stabilising drugs, bupivacaine and lamotrigine

Pain

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-295

  Chapman, V ^a   Wildman, M A ^a   Dickenson, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Lamotrigine; Nociception; Rat; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; HALOTHANE; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 0030753794     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)03365-4     Document Type: Article

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