The contribution of alpha-1 and alpha-2 adrenoceptors in peripheral imidazoline and adrenoceptor agonist-induced nociception

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 471-477

  Dogrul, Ahmet ^a   Coskun, Ilke ^a   Uzbay, Tayfun ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AGMATINE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG SELECTIVITY; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIL FLICK TEST;

EID: 33746558151     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000223680.54063.f6     Document Type: Article

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