Intrathecal non-NMDA excitatory amino acid receptor antagonists inhibit pain behaviors in a rat model of postoperative pain

Pain

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 213-223

  Zahn, Peter K ^a   Umali, Eric ^a   Brennan, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal horn; Excitatory amino acids; Hyperalgesia; Incision; Mechanical hyperalgesia; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HYPERALGESIA; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMINO ACID; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031939663     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)00181-4     Document Type: Article

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