Sex differences in drug- and non-drug-induced analgesia

Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 2675-2688

  Craft, Rebecca M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Gender; Pain

Indexed keywords

4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; ALFAXALONE; ALFENTANIL; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BETHANECHOL; BUTORPHANOL; CANNABINOID; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; COCAINE; DRONABINOL; EPIBATIDINE; HEPTABARB; IBUPROFEN; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; N METHYL 4 (3 PYRIDINYL) 3 BUTENAMINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NICOTINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PILOCARPINE; PROMAZINE; PROPOFOL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SPECIFICITY; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRESS;

EID: 0037414402     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00178-4     Document Type: Short Survey

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