Effects of melatonin on orphanin FQ/nociceptin-induced hyperalgesia in mice

Brain Research

Volumn 1085, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-48

  Wang, Ting ^a   Li, Shi rong ^a   Dai, Xu ^a   Peng, Ya li ^a   Chen, Qiang ^a   Wang, Rui ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hyperalgesia; Melatonin; Mice; Orphanin FQ Nociceptin; Pain regulation

Indexed keywords

LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN; NALOXONE; NOCICEPTIN;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HYPERALGESIA; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33646591877     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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