Visceral chemical nociception in mice lacking μ-opioid receptors: Effects of morphine, SNC80 and U-50,488

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 366, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages

  Sora, Ichiro ^a   Li, Xiao Fei ^a   Funada, Masahiko ^a   Kinsey, Stephen ^a   R Uhl, George ^a,b  

^a Molecular Neurobiology   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Visceral pain; Writhing test; Opioid receptor knockout mouse

Indexed keywords

3,4 DICHLORO N METHYL N [2 (1 PYRROLIDINYL)CYCLOHEXYL]BENZENEACETAMIDE; 4 [ALPHA (4 ALLYL 2,5 DIMETHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL) 3 METHOXYBENZYL] N,N DIETHYLBENZAMIDE; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NOCICEPTIN RECEPTOR; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VISCERAL PAIN;

EID: 0032993957     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00933-9     Document Type: Article

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