The effect of novel anti-epileptic drugs in rat experimental models of acute and chronic pain

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 324, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 153-160

  Hunter, John C ^a   Gogas, Kathleen R ^a   Hedley, Linda R ^a   Jacobson, Lupita O ^a   Kassotakis, Laura ^a   Thompson, Julie ^a   Fontana, David J ^a  

^a Institute of Pharmacology   (United States)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Antinociception; Behavior; Electroshock test; Felbamate; Gabapentin; Lamotrigine; Maximal; Neuropathic pain; Tail flick test

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; FELBAMATE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACETIC ACIDS; ACUTE DISEASE; AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROSHOCK; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; PAIN; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIAZINES;

EID: 0031003483     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)00070-8     Document Type: Article

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