The effect of spinal GABA receptor agonists on tactile allodynia in a surgically-induced neuropathic pain model in the rat

Pain

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-22

  Hwang, Jai Hyun ^a,b   Yaksh, Tony L ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

allodynia; baclofen; Chung model; GABA receptor; intrathecal; muscimol; neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; MUSCIMOL;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CATHETERIZATION; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HYPERALGESIA; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LIGATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCIMOL; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TOUCH;

EID: 0030966704     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(96)03249-6     Document Type: Article

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