Electrophysiological studies on the postnatal development of the spinal antinociceptive effects of the delta opioid receptor agonist DPDPE in the rat

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1115-1122

  Rahman, Wahida ^a   Dickenson, Anthony H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Delta opioid receptor; Development; DPDPE (D Pen5,D Pen2) enkephalin ; Rat; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; ENKEPHALIN[2,5 DEXTRO PENICILLAMINE]; NALOXONE; NALTRINDOLE; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE FIBER C; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 0033012298     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702418     Document Type: Article

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