Effects of tramadol on immune responses and nociceptive thresholds in mice

Pain

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 325-330

  Sacerdote, Paola ^a   Bianchi, Mauro ^a   Manfredi, Barbara ^a   Panerai, Alberto E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hot plate; Immunity; Interleukin 2; Natural killer activity; Splenocyte proliferation

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; INTERLEUKIN 2; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HOT PLATE TEST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CELL DIVISION; CONCANAVALIN A; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERLEUKIN-2; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MICE; NOCICEPTORS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRAMADOL;

EID: 0030817573     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)00055-9     Document Type: Article

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