Daily repeated magnetic field shielding induces analgesia in CD-1 mice

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-117

  Prato, Frank S ^a,b   Robertson, John A ^a,b   Desjardins, Dawn ^a   Mensel, Jennifer ^a   Thomas, Alex W ^a,b  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypogeomagnetic field; Induced nociception; Morphine analgesia; Naloxone; Opioid analgesia

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

HYPOGEOMAGNETIC FIELD; INDUCED NOCICEPTION; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MORPHINE ANALGESIA; NALOXONE; NOCICEPTION; OPIOID ANALGESIA; OPIOIDS; PLEXIGLAS; SINGLE EXPOSURE;

MAMMALS;

MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA (SENSORY DYSFUNCTION); ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LATENT PERIOD; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SHIELD; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 12844262304     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20056     Document Type: Article

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