Chronic administration of amitriptyline and caffeine in a rat model of neuropathic pain: Multiple interactions

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 430, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 211-218

  Esser, Michael J ^a   Chase, Teena ^a   Allen, Gary V ^a   Sawynok, Jana ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Amitriptyline; Caffeine; Chronic administration; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMITRIPTYLINE; CAFFEINE; DRINKING WATER;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HYPERALGESIA; HYPERESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE LIGATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL NERVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TOUCH; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAFFEINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRINKING; DRUG INTERACTIONS; LIGATION; MALE; NEURALGIA; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL NERVES; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0035798390     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)01276-6     Document Type: Article

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