Gender differences in opioid-mediated analgesia: Animal and human studies

Anesthesiology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 539-547

  Kest, Benjamin ^a   Sarton, Elise ^b   Dahan, Albert ^b   Fisher, Dennis M ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antinociception; Gender; Hormones; Morphine; Pain

Indexed keywords

3,4 DICHLORO N METHYL N [2 (1 PYRROLIDINYL)CYCLOHEXYL]BENZENEACETAMIDE METHANESULFONATE; ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; BREMAZOCINE; BUPRENORPHINE; DELTORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; ENKEPHALIN[2,5 DEXTRO PENICILLAMINE]; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; N METHYL N [7 (1 PYRROLIDINYL) 1 OXASPIRO[4.5]DEC 8 YL]BENZENEACETAMIDE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ANALGESIA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RODENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033858570     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200008000-00034     Document Type: Review

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