Strain differences in the antinociceptive effect of nitrous oxide on the tail flick test in rats

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 195-199

  Fender, Christo ^a   Fujinaga, Masahiko ^a,b   Maze, Mervyn ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG TOLERANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAIL FLICK TEST;

EID: 0033957397     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200001000-00039     Document Type: Article

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