Ingested bovine amniotic fluid enhances morphine antinociception in rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 15-18

  Corpening, James W ^a   Doerr, Jean C ^a   Kristal, Mark B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Afterbirth; Amniotic fluid; Antinociception; Bovine; Morphine; Opioids; Pain; Placenta; POEF; Rats; Tail flick

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE AGONIST;

AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; STIMULATION; TAIL FLICK TEST; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; FEMALE; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MORPHINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 0034661068     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(00)00244-4     Document Type: Article

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