Opioid antinociception in ovariectomized monkeys: Comparison with antinociception in males and effects of estradiol replacement

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 290, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1132-1140

  Negus, S Stevens ^a   Mello, Nancy K ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 DICHLORO N METHYL N [2 (1 PYRROLIDINYL)CYCLOHEXYL]BENZENEACETAMIDE; BUTORPHANOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; FENTANYL; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; MORPHINE SULFATE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; NALBUPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

3,4-DICHLORO-N-METHYL-N-(2-(1-PYRROLIDINYL)-CYCLOHEXYL)-BENZENEACETAMIDE, (TRANS)-ISOMER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HEAT; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; NOCICEPTORS; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032774747     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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