Sex-related differences in morphine's antinociceptive activity: Relationship to serum and brain morphine concentrations

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 282, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 939-944

  Cicero, Theodore J ^a   Nock, Bruce ^a   Meyer, Edward R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; MORPHINE SULFATE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ALFENTANIL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HALF-LIFE; MALE; MORPHINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030802504     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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