The effects of serotonin biosynthesis inhibition on nicotine and nifedipine-induced analgesia in rats

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1109-1112

  Hunt, Thurman E ^a,b   Wu, Wen Hsien ^a   Zbuzek, Vlasta K ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; FENCLONINE; NICOTINE; NIFEDIPINE; SEROTONIN;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INHIBITION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TAIL FLICK TEST; WATER IMMERSION;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FENCLONINE; MALE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NIFEDIPINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 0031785111     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199811000-00023     Document Type: Article

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