The analgesic effect of agmatine on inflammatory pain and its influence on the analgesic effect of morphine

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1070-1074

  Qin, Xiao Hui ^a   Su, Rui Bin ^b   Wu, Ning ^b   Wei, Xiao Li ^b   Zhang, Hong ^a   Li, Jin ^b  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Analgesia; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Glutamate; Imidazoline receptor; Morphine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AGMATINE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; MORPHINE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; RAT;

EID: 33845479887     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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