Differential activities of intrathecal MK-801 or morphine to alter responses to thermal and mechanical stimuli in normal or nerve-injured rats

Pain

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-64

  Wegert, Sandra ^a   Ossipov, Michael H ^a   Nichols, Michael L ^a   Bian, Di ^a   Vanderah, Todd W ^a   Malan Jr , T Philip ^a   Porreca, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

MK 801; Morphine; Nerve injury; Nociception

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; MORPHINE;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; HEAT STRESS; HYPERALGESIA; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HEAT; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030986006     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)03337-X     Document Type: Article

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