Intrathecal neostigmine, but not sympathectomy, relieves mechanical allodynia in a rat model of neuropathic pain

Anesthesiology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 493-499

  Lavand'homme, Patricia ^b   Pan, Hui Lin ^b   Eisenach, James C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

2 Adrenergic agonist; Analgesia; Clonidine

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; GUANETHIDINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PHENTOLAMINE;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE LIGATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; NEOSTIGMINE; PAIN; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHOLYTICS; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 0031857505     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199808000-00027     Document Type: Article

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