Beyond sweet taste: Saccharin, sucrose, and polycose differ in their effects upon morphine-induced analgesia

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 341-345

  D'Anci, Kristen E ^a   Kanarek, Robin B ^a   Marks Kaufman, Robin ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

analgesia; morphine; mu receptor; opiates; pain; palata bility; Polycose; polysaccharide; rats; saccharin; sucrose; sweet taste; tail flick; tolerance

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE POLYMER; MORPHINE; SACCHARIN; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MORPHINE TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TAIL FLICK TEST; TASTE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENERGY INTAKE; GLUCANS; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; SACCHARIN; SUCROSE; TASTE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030946463     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00227-4     Document Type: Article

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