Antinociceptive effect of gabapentin in the formalin test

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 481-482

  Dixit, R ^a   Bhargava, V K ^a   Kaur, N ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Gabapentin

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GABAPENTIN;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACETIC ACIDS; AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FORMALDEHYDE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032888223     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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