Antinociception with intrathecal α-methyl-5-hydroxytryptamine, a 5-hydroxytryptamine2A/2C receptor agonist, in two rat models of sustained pain

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1072-1078

  Sasaki, Masayuki ^a   Obata, Hideaki ^a   Saito, Shigeru ^a   Goto, Fumio ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA METHYLSEROTONIN; ATROPINE; FORMALDEHYDE; KETANSERIN; SEROTONIN 2A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2C AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0037379481     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000050560.15341.A8     Document Type: Article

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