Characterization of socio-psychological stress-induced antinociception in the formalin test in mice

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-87

  Takahashi, Masakatsu ^a   Kaneto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Communication box; Emotional stress; Formalin test; Socio psychological stress; Stress induced analgesia (SIA)

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SHOCK; STRESS; SWIMMING;

EID: 0032968162     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.79.83     Document Type: Article

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