Interaction between intrathecal morphine and glutamate receptor antagonists in formalin test

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 395, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 203-210

  Nishiyama, Tomoki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

(Rat); AMPA receptor; Analgesia; Morphine; NMDA receptor; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6,7 DICHLORO 5 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ACEA 2752; AMPA RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FORMALDEHYDE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MORPHINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0034600274     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00268-5     Document Type: Article

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