Diurnal changes of tonic nociceptive responses in mice: Evidence for a proalgesic role of melatonin

Pain

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 250-258

  Perissin, Laura ^a   Boccalon, Sonia ^a   Scaggiante, Bruna ^b   Petrelli, Lucia ^a   Ortolani, Fulvia ^a   Porro, Carlo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronobiology; Formalin pain; Functional pinealectomy; Luzindole; Melatonin receptor

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BINDING SITES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FORMALDEHYDE; GROOMING; IODINE ISOTOPES; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PINEAL GLAND; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; SPINAL CORD; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 3242691540     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.03.039     Document Type: Article

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