Differential efficacy of intrathecal NMDA receptor antagonists on inflammatory mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 459, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-58

  Hama, Aldric ^a   Lee, Jeung Woon ^a   Sagen, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central; NMDA (N methyl D aspartate); Pain; Sensitization; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; DIZOCILPINE; FREUND ADJUVANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FOOT; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGHTING REFLEX;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALINE;

EID: 0037427965     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)02828-5     Document Type: Article

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