Endogenous opioids suppress activation of nociceptors by sub-nanomolar nicotine

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-28

  Miao, Frederick J P ^a   Benowitz, Neal L ^a   Levine, Jon D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal medulla; Knee joint; Nociceptors; Opioids; Plasma extravasation; Sub nanomolar nicotine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; CAPSAICIN; HEXAMETHONIUM; NALOXONE; NALTRINDOLE; NICOTINE; OPIATE; SIGMA OPIATE RECEPTOR; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; INFLAMMATION; KNEE; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

EID: 0034982498     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704031     Document Type: Article

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