No contribution of morphine-6-glucuronide to clinical morphine effects after short-term administration

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 351-354

  Lötsch, Jörn ^a   Kobal, Gerd ^a   Geisslinger, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical effects; EEG; Morphine 6 glucuronide

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 GLUCURONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVES; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0345676494     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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