Spinal transection increases the potency of clonidine on the tail-flick and hindlimb flexion reflexes

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 437, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 63-67

  Advokat, Claire ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Clonidine; Flexor reflex; Spasticity; Tail flick

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FLEXOR REFLEX; HINDLIMB; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; DECEREBRATE STATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HINDLIMB; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TAIL;

EID: 0037084110     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)01259-1     Document Type: Article

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