Nitric oxide modulates spinal antinociceptive effect of clonidine but not that of baclofen in the formalin test in rats

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 115-121

  Przesmycki, Krzysztof ^a   Dzieciuch, Jacek A ^a   Czuczwar, Stanisław J ^a   Kleinrok, Zdzisław ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Clonidine; Formalin test; Nitric oxide; Nociception

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BACLOFEN; CLONIDINE; FORMALDEHYDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE FIBER C; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BACLOFEN; CLONIDINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FORMALDEHYDE; GABA AGONISTS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033041671     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(98)00014-5     Document Type: Article

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