Effect of glutamic acid and ketamine on morphine-induced analgesic response in rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-42

  Suman, Prem ^a   Talwar, Anita ^a   Tandon, Om P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Glutamic acid; Ketamine; Morphine; NMDA receptor; Tail flick latency

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LATENT PERIOD; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RAT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; KETAMINE; MICROINJECTIONS; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0033967143     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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