Morphine Antinociceptive Potency on Chemical, Mechanical, and Thermal Nociceptive Tests in the Rat

Journal of Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 358-366

  Morgan, Michael M ^a   Fossum, Erin N ^a   Stalding, Brandon M ^a   King, Melissa M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

analgesia; nociception; opiate; Opioid; pain

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE SULFATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE SENSE; RAT STRAIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULATION; TAIL FLICK TEST; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FORMALDEHYDE; HEAT; MALE; MORPHINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33646035464     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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