Formalin injection in the tail facilitates hindpaw withdrawal reflexes induced by thermal stimulation in the rat: Effect of paracetamol

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 237, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 89-92

  Bianchi, Mauro ^a   Panerai, Alberto E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

CGP 37849; Formalin; Hyperalgesia; Paracetamol; Rat; Tail

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 METHYL 5 PHOSPHONO 3 PENTENOIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FORMALDEHYDE; HEAT; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REFLEX;

EID: 0031438690     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00819-7     Document Type: Article

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