Effects of intrathecal injection of T-type calcium channel blockers in the rat formalin test

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Cheng, Jen Kun ^a,c,d   Lin, Chia Shiang ^c   Chen, Chien Chuan ^c   Yang, Jia Rung ^c   Chiou, Lih Chu ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ethosuximide; Formalin test; Intrathecal; Mibefradil; Nickel; Rat

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; MIBEFRADIL; NICKEL CHLORIDE; SNX 482;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, T-TYPE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHOSUXIMIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; HINDLIMB; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MIBEFRADIL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NICKEL; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33846281939     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e3280141375     Document Type: Article

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