α2-Adrenergic agonists as analgesic agents

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1741-1748

  Boyd, R E ^a  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic receptor; Adrenoceptor analgesia; 2 Agonists; 2 Receptor

Indexed keywords

2 (1 METHYL 2 ISOINDOLINYLMETHYL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; 2,3,9,13B TETRAHYDRO 1,2 DIMETHYL 1H IMIDAZO[3,4 F]MORPHANTHRIDINE; 4 [(INDAN 1 YL) METHYL] IMIDAZOLE; 4 [(THIOPHEN 2 YL) METHYL] IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; 4 [(THIOPHEN 3 YL) METHYL] IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2C ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; AMINOTETRALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BRIMONIDINE; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; GUANFACINE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOFEXIDINE; MORPHINE; MOXONIDINE; NORADRENALIN; OXAZOLINE; OXYMETAZOLINE; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; QUINUCLIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MOUSE; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PATENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; RAT; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0033759365     PISSN: 13543776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543776.10.11.1741     Document Type: Review

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