Antinociceptive action of epidural K+(ATP) channel openers via interaction with morphine and an α2-adrenergic agonist in rats

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1146-1151

  Asano, Toshio ^a   Dohi, Shuji ^a   Iida, Hiroki ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; LEMAKALIM; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NICORANDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST;

EID: 0034094082     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200005000-00027     Document Type: Article

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