NMDA receptor antagonists: Interactions with opioids

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 41, Issue 1 II, 1997, Pages 112-115

  Dickenson, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

analgesics; hyperalgesia; NMDA; opioids; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ANALGESIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG THERAPY; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031031828     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1997.tb04624.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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