Mechanism of antinociceptive action of clonidine in nonmyelinated nerve fibres

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 383, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-8

  Erne Brand, Françoise ^a   Jirounek, Petr ^b   Drewe, J ürgen ^a   Hampl, Karl ^a   Schneider, Markus C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Afterpotential; Antinociception; C fibre; Clonidine; Sucrose gap

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AFTERDISCHARGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VAGUS NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SODIUM CHANNELS; TIME FACTORS; VAGUS NERVE; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0033592645     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00620-2     Document Type: Article

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