Morphine-induced decrease in mechanical allodynia is mediated by central, but not peripheral, opioid receptors in rats with inflammation

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 481, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 203-206

  Li, Shao ^a,b   Zhao, Zhi Qi ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A type afferent; Allodynia; Inflammation; Morphine

Indexed keywords

FREUND ADJUVANT; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0345258405     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.09.032     Document Type: Article

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