Resiniferatoxin reversibly blocks adjuvant-induced thermal hyperalgesia in the rat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 481, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 301-304

  Zhang, Yi Hong ^a,b   Chen, Yong ^b   Zhao, Zhi Qi ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Mast cell; Paw edema; Resiniferatoxin; Thermal hyperalgesia

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND 48-80; FREUND ADJUVANT; RESINIFERATOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; THERMAL HYPERALGESIA;

EID: 0345258082     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.09.053     Document Type: Article

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