Local administration of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol attenuates capsaicin- induced thermal nociception in rhesus monkeys: A peripheral cannabinoid action

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 322-326

  Ko, Mei Chuan ^a   Woods, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Capsaicin; Inflammatory pain; Peripheral cannabinoid receptor

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CAPSAICIN; RIMONABANT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; DRUG RECEPTOR; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; RHESUS MONKEY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TISSUE INJURY; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; MACACA;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; CANNABINOIDS; CAPSAICIN; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, DRUG; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 0032587227     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050955     Document Type: Article

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