The N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonistic and opioid components of d-methadone antinociception in the rat spinal cord

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 296, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 117-120

  Chizh, Boris A ^a   Schlütz, Harald ^a   Scheede, Manuela ^a   Englberger, Werner ^a  

^a GRÜNENTHAL GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

(R,S) amino 3 hydroxy 5 methyl 4 isoxazole propionic acid; Dorsal horn neurone; Inflammatory pain; Iontophoresis; N methyl D aspartic acid; Naloxone; Single motor unit; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; KETAMINE; METHADONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NALOXONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; METHADONE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NALOXONE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034704379     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01638-4     Document Type: Article

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