Enhancement of analgesia from systemic opioid in humans by spinal cholinesterase inhibition

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 282, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 86-92

  Hood, David D ^a   Mallak, Kathryn A ^a   James, Robert L ^a   Tuttle, Robin ^a   Eisenach, James C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALFENTANIL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DROPERIDOL; NALOXONE; NEOSTIGMINE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; PROMETHAZINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; WATER IMMERSION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NAUSEA; NEOSTIGMINE; RESPIRATION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030807471     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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