The antinociceptive effect of intrathecal administration of epibatidine with clonidine or neostigmine in the formalin test in rats

Pain

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 131-138

  Hama, Aldric T ^a   Lloyd, G Kenneth ^a   Menzaghi, Frédérique ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Pain; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CLONIDINE; EPIBATIDINE; MECAMYLAMINE; NEOSTIGMINE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; CLONIDINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FORMALDEHYDE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MECAMYLAMINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0035059685     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(00)00425-5     Document Type: Article

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