Effects of tramadol on T lymphocyte proliferation and natural killer cell activity in rats with sciatic constriction injury

Pain

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 63-69

  Tsai, Yu Chuan ^a   Won, Shen Jeu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic constriction injury; Immunity; Natural killer cell activity; Neuropathic pain; Splenocyte proliferation; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRAMADOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME RELEASE; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC MINIPUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; HYPERALGESIA; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LIGATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATICA; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRAMADOL;

EID: 0035063381     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(00)00472-3     Document Type: Article

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