Actions of tramadol on micturition in awake, freely moving rats

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 741-748

  Pandita, Raj Kumar ^a   Pehrson, Rikard ^a   Christoph, Thomas ^b   Friderichs, Elmar ^b   Andersson, Karl Erik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b GRÜNENTHAL GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cystometry; Diuresis; Enantiomer; Monoamine reuptake; Morphine; Opioid

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DESMOPRESSIN; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; TRAMADOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; DIURESIS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENANTIOMER; FEMALE; MICTURITION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; URINE INCONTINENCE; WAKEFULNESS;

ANIMALS; DEAMINO ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; FEMALE; MORPHINE; MOVEMENT; NALOXONE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; STEREOISOMERISM; TRAMADOL; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION; URINE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0038340270     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705297     Document Type: Article

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