Intrathecal N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) induces paradoxical analgesia in the tail-flick test in rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 621-625

  Álvarez Vega, Marco ^a   Baamonde, Ana ^b   Gutiérrez, Mercedes ^b   Hidalgo, Agustín ^b   Menéndez, Luis ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

^b Laboratorio de Farmacología   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analgesia; BSL behavior; Calmidazolium; CPP; N Methyl D aspartate; Naloxone; Nociception; Pain; Rat; Spinal cord; Tail flick

Indexed keywords

CALMIDAZOLIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NALOXONE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASES; CALMODULIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; IMIDAZOLES; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PIPERAZINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TIME FACTORS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0034026450     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(99)00231-2     Document Type: Article

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