Sex differences in thermal nociception and morphine antinociception in rodents depend on genotype

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 375-389

  Mogil, J S ^a   Chesler, E J ^a   Wilson, S G ^a   Juraska, J M ^a   Sternberg, W F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Antinociception; Genetics; Mice; Morphine; Nociception; Opioid; Outbred strains; Pain; Rats; Review; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ANTINOCICEPTION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; RODENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033993690     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(00)00015-4     Document Type: Article

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