Evaluation of gabapentin and S-(+)-3-isobutylgaba in a rat model of postoperative pain

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 282, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1242-1246

  Field, Mark J ^a   Holloman, Elizabeth F ^a   McCleary, Scott ^a   Hughes, John ^a   Singh, Lakhbir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; GABAPENTIN; MORPHINE SULFATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PREGABALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERALGESIA; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACETIC ACIDS; AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030886662     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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