Peripherally administered amitriptyline derivatives have differential anti-allodynic effects in a rat model of neuropathic pain

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 357, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-118

  Sung, Backil ^a,b   Wang, Ging Kuo ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline hydrochloride; Mechanical allodynia; N methyl amitriptyline; Neuropathic pain; Pain

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; HALOTHANE; N METHYLAMITRIPTYLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 1242337348     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.12.048     Document Type: Article

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