Effects of opioid receptor and α2-adrenoceptor agonists on slow ventral root potentials and on capsaicin and formalin tests in neonatal rats

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 50-58

  Otsuguro, Ken Ichi ^a   Yasutake, Sumiko ^a   Ohta, Toshio ^a   Ito, Shigeo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptor agonist; Analgesia; Capsaicin test; Formalin test; Opioid agonist; Slow ventral root potential

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; CAPSAICIN; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; ENKEPHALIN; ENKEPHALIN[2,5 DEXTRO PENICILLAMINE]; FORMALDEHYDE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE AGONIST; OPIATE RECEPTOR; XYLAZINE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DORSAL ROOT; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAPSAICIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; MALE; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23644458276     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.devbrainres.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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