Experiments with nitric oxide synthase inhibitors in spinal nerve ligated rats provide no evidence of a role for nitric oxide in neuropathic mechanical allodynia

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 385, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 179-183

  Lee, Doo H ^a,b   Singh, Jai Pal ^a   Lodge, David ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical allodynia; Neuropathic pain; Nitric oxide; NOS inhibitor

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; ARGININE; DIZOCILPINE; LY 457963; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EX VIVO STUDY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL NERVE; TACTILE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GUANIDINES; LIGATION; MALE; NEURALGIA; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 22144454988     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.05.036     Document Type: Article

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