The α2A-adrenoceptor subtype is not involved in inflammatory hyperalgesia or morphine-induced antinociception

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 468, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 183-189

  Lähdesmäki, Janne ^a   Scheinin, Mika ^a   Pertovaara, Antti ^a   Mansikka, Heikki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carrageenan; Hyperalgesia; Morphine; Pain; 2 Adrenoceptor subtype

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CARRAGEENAN; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL STIMULATION; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0037499834     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(03)01677-7     Document Type: Article

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