Differential involvement of opioid receptors in intrathecal butorphanol- induced analgesia: Compared to morphine

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 723-727

  Wongchanapai, W ^a   Tsang, B K ^a   He, Z ^a   Ho, I K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive; Butorphanol; Intrathecal; Morphine

Indexed keywords

BETA FUNALTREXAMINE; BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALTRINDOLE; NORBINALTORPHIMINE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BUTORPHANOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MORPHINE; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032030771     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00558-3     Document Type: Article

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