Depression of A and C fibre-evoked segmental reflexes by morphine and clonidine in the in vitro spinal cord of the neonatal rat

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1390-1396

  Faber, E S L ^a   Chambers, J P ^a   Brugger, F ^b   Evans, R H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Centrally acting analgesics; CGP40116; Clonidine; Morphine; Spinal cord; Ventral root potentials

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 METHYL 5 PHOSPHONO 3 PENTENOIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; CLONIDINE; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NALOXONE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LUMBAR SPINE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL REFLEX; SYNAPSE; VENTRAL ROOT;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CLONIDINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MORPHINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030977786     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701064     Document Type: Article

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