Human experimental pain models in drug development: Translational pain research

Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-53

  Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a   Curatolo, Michele ^b   Drewes, Asbjørn ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Biomarker; Drug screening; Experimental pain; Pain assessment; Translational pain research

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; AMITRIPTYLINE; BUPIVACAINE; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONIDINE; CODEINE; CYTOCHROME P450; GABAPENTIN; IBUPROFEN; IMIPRAMINE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; OCTREOTIDE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROFECOXIB; TRAMADOL;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MODULATION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MYALGIA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEMPORAL SUMMATION; THERMAL STIMULATION; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DRUG DESIGN; DRUGS, INVESTIGATIONAL; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 33947331049     PISSN: 14724472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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