Scorpion BmK venom induces nociceptive response of rats by plantar injection

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 675-679

  Chen, Bing ^a   Wang, Congying ^a   Ji, Yonghua ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

BmK I; Morphine; Nociceptive response; Pain scores; Scorpion venom

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; SCORPION VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; HINDLIMB; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCORPION VENOMS;

SCORPIONES;

EID: 0035713807     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(01)00174-X     Document Type: Article

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