Analgesic effect of agmatine and its enhancement on morphine analgesia in mice and rats

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-85

  Li, Jin ^a   Li, Xin ^a   Pei, Gang ^a,b   Qin, Bo Yi ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Analgesia; Clonidine; Idazoxan; Morphine; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AGMATINE; CLONIDINE; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; MORPHINE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TAIL FLICK TEST; WRITHING TEST;

AGMATINE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MICE; MORPHINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, DRUG;

EID: 0032895379     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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