Antinociceptive property of tegaserod in a rat model of chronic visceral hypersensitivity

Chinese Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-25

  Liang, Lie Xin ^a   Zhang, Qing ^a   Qian, Wei ^a   Hou, Xiao Hua ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Animal model; Antinociceptive sensation; Colorectal distension; Rat; Tegaserod; Visceral hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN 4 AGONIST; TEGASEROD;

ABDOMINAL REFLEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; COLON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTESTINE PRESSURE; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VISCERA; VISCERAL HYPERSENSITIVITY; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; COLONIC DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECTAL DISEASES; SEROTONIN AGONISTS;

EID: 16344375871     PISSN: 14439611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-9573.2005.00182.x     Document Type: Article

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