Differential contribution of the two phases of the formalin test to the pattern of c-fos expression in the rat spinal cord: Studies with remifentanil and lidocaine

Pain

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 101-110

  Abbadie, Catherine ^a   Taylor, Bradley K ^a   Peterson, M Alex ^a   Basbaum, Allan I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Formalin test; Fos; Local anesthetic; Nociception; Opiates; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; LIDOCAINE DERIVATIVE; LIDOCAINE ETHOBROMIDE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST; REMIFENTANIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BUPIVACAINE; FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PIPERIDINES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031049721     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(96)03285-X     Document Type: Article

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