Effect of acute and chronic tramadol on [3H]-norepinephrine-uptake in rat cortical synaptosomes

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 485-496

  Franceschini, Davide ^a   Lipartiti, Maria ^a   Giusti, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3H NE uptake; Antinociception; Methadone; Morphine; Opioids; Pain; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

DESIPRAMINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG USE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; RAT; SYNAPTOSOME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPTOSOMES; TRAMADOL; TRITIUM;

EID: 0033120717     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(99)00010-X     Document Type: Article

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