Gabapentin attenuates nociceptive behaviors in an acute arthritis model in rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 290, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 214-219

  Lu, Ying ^a   Westlund, Karin N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; GABAPENTIN; KAOLIN; NALOXONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERALGESIA; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE ARTHRITIS; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACETIC ACIDS; AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARRAGEENAN; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HEAT; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; JOINTS; KAOLIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032967201     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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