The effects of dexmedetomidine and halothane on Fos expression in the spinal dorsal horn using a rat postoperative pain model

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 343, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-48

  Shimode, Noriko ^a   Fukuoka, Tetsuo ^a   Tanimoto, Masaaki ^a   Tashiro, Chikara ^a   Tokunaga, Atsushi ^a   Noguchi, Koichi ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dexmedetomidine; Fos; Halothane; Postoperative pain model; Rat; Spinal cord; 2 adrenergic receptor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HALOTHANE; PROTEIN FOS;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; SKIN INCISION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

EID: 0038393171     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00309-4     Document Type: Article

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