The antihyperalgesic effects of the T-type calcium channel blockers ethosuximide, trimethadione, and mibefradil

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 521, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 79-85

  Barton, Matthew E ^a   Eberle, Elizabeth L ^a   Shannon, Harlan E ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Central sensitization; Ethosuximide; Formalin; Pentylenetetrazol; T type Ca2+ channel

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; CAPSAICIN; ETHOSUXIMIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; MIBEFRADIL; PENTETRAZOLE; TRIMETHADIONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CLONIC SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, T-TYPE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHOSUXIMIDE; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MIBEFRADIL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; TRIMETHADIONE;

EID: 26444550713     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.08.017     Document Type: Article

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