The antinociceptive effect of Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom is mainly due to a supraspinally integrated response

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 223-227

  Picolo, G ^a   Giorgi, R ^a   Bernardi, M M ^b   Cury, Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE; SNAKE VENOM;

ANALGESIA; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; HOT PLATE TEST; LATENT PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SNAKE; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CROTALID VENOMS; MALE; MICE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD;

CROTALUS; CROTALUS DURISSUS TERRIFICUS; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031899322     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00048-2     Document Type: Article

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