Intrathecal spermine and spermidine at high-doses induce antinociceptive effects in the mouse capsaicin test

Biogenic Amines

Volumn 17, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 313-320

  Tan No, Koichi ^a   Esashi, A ^a   Taira, A ^a   Nakagawasai, O ^a   Niijima, F ^a   Sakurada, C ^a   Sakurada, T ^b   Tadano, T ^a  

^a TOHOKU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DAIICHI UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capsaicin test; Ifenprodil; Intrathecal administratin; Mouse; Spermidine; Spermine

Indexed keywords

ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; CAPSAICIN; IFENPRODIL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOOT SOLE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPINAL CORD; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141704382     PISSN: 01688561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15693910260698276     Document Type: Article

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