The differential influences of melanocortins on nociception in the formalin and tail flick tests

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 287-291

  Zvejniece, Liga ^a,b   Muceniece, Ruta ^b   Krigere, Liga ^b   Dambrova, Maija ^a   Klusa, Vija Z ^b  

^a LATVIAN INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC SYNTHESIS   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Formalin test; HS014; Inflammation; Melanocortins; MSH peptides; Nociception; Pain; Tail flick test

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BETA INTERMEDIN; BETA INTERMEDIN[11-22][11 (N ACETYLCYSTEINE) 14 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL) DEXTRO ALANINE] 18 CYSTEINE 22 ASPARTIC ACID AMIDE] 11,18 CYCLIC DISULFIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; GAMMA1 MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORMONE; GAMMA2 MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORMONE; INDOMETACIN; MELANOCORTIN;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FORMALIN TEST; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ALPHA-MSH; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BETA-MSH; GAMMA-MSH; MALE; MELANOCORTINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NITRIC OXIDE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN;

EID: 33845333837     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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