Effects of central and peripheral administration of leptin on pain threshold in rats and mice

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 193-196

  Kutlu, Selim ^a   Canpolat, Sinan ^a   Sandal, Suleyman ^a   Ozcan, Mete ^a   Sarsilmaz, Mustafa ^a   Kelestimur, Haluk ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Leptin; Pain threshold

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HOT PLATE TEST; LATENT PERIOD; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0042787568     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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