Sex differences in cholinergic analgesia II: Differing mechanisms in two models of allodynia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1455-1461

  Lavand'homme, Patricia M ^a   Eisenach, James C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Intrathecal; Muscarinic; Neostigmine; Neuropathic pain; Noradrenergic; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BETHANECHOL; CAPSAICIN; MECAMYLAMINE; N METHYL 4 (3 PYRIDINYL) 3 BUTENAMINE; NEOSTIGMINE; PHENTOLAMINE;

ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LIGATION; MALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NEOSTIGMINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 0032702806     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199911000-00039     Document Type: Article

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