Effects of intrathecal 6-hydroxydopamine, α1 and α2 adrenergic receptor antagonists on antinociception of propofol in mice

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 186-191

  Ge, Zhi Jun ^a,b   Zeng, Yin Ming ^a   Tan, Yong Fei ^a,b  

^a XUZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Norepinephrine; Prazosin; Propofol; Spinal cord; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXIDOPAMINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPOFOL; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; SPINAL CORD; TAIL FLICK TEST; WATER IMMERSION; WRITHING TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MICE; NOCICEPTORS; OXIDOPAMINE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRAZOSIN; PROPOFOL; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SPINAL CORD; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 13444259912     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2005.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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