The role of descending fibers from the rostral ventromedial medulla in opioid analgesia in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 449, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 75-84

  Gilbert, Annie Kim ^a   Franklin, Keith B J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Formalin test; Hot plate; Morphine; Nociception; Tail immersion

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; MORPHINE; MUSCIMOL; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FORMALDEHYDE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FIBER; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CYTOLOGY; EFFERENT NERVE; HEAT; IMMERSION; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROINJECTION; NERVE FIBER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BUPRENORPHINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FORMALDEHYDE; GABA AGONISTS; HEAT; IMMERSION; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCIMOL; NERVE FIBERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; ANIMALS;

EID: 0037008257     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)01974-X     Document Type: Article

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