Effects of captopril and losartan on thermal and chemical induced pain in mice

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-174

  Rohit, ^a   Chakradhar Rao, U S ^a   Gopala Krishna, H N ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Captopril losartan; Hot plate; Nocioception hyperalgesia; Writhing

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CAPTOPRIL; DRUG VEHICLE; LOSARTAN;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; REACTION TIME; WRITHING TEST;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; CAPTOPRIL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HYPERALGESIA; LOSARTAN; MALE; MICE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33646681436     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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