Acetaminophen self-administered in the drinking water increases the pain threshold of rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 48-54

  Mickley, G Andrew ^a   Hoxha, Zana ^a   Biada, Jaclyn M ^a   Kenmuir, Cynthia L ^a   Bacik, Stephanie E ^a  

^a BALDWIN WALLACE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; PARACETAMOL; TAP WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FLAVOR; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RAT; SUSPENSION; TASTE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRINKING; FEMALE; HEAT; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SELF ADMINISTRATION; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33749146998     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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