Role of the NO-cGMP pathway in the systemic antinociceptive effect of clonidine in rats and mice

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-253

  De Moura, Roberto Soares ^a   Rios, Anna Amélia S ^b   Santos, Edmar J A ^a   Amorim Nascimento, Ana Beatriz ^a   De Castro Resende, Ângela ^a   Neto, Miguel Lemos ^a   De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando ^a   Mendes Ribeiro, Antonio Cláudio ^a   Tano, Tania ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

7 NI; Antinociception; Clonidine; Morphine; Naloxone; NO; ODQ

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; CYCLIC GMP; FORMALDEHYDE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OPIATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SEDATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TAIL FLICK TEST; WRITHING TEST;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; CYCLIC GMP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 3042640699     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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