Estradiol Replacement in Ovariectomized Rats Is Antihyperalgesic in the Formalin Test

Journal of Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 334-342

  Mannino, Christy A ^a   South, Samantha M ^a   Quinones Jenab, Vanya ^b   Inturrisi, Charles E ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; antihyperalgesic; corticosterone; formalin; Ovariectomized rat; tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HYPERALGESIA; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CORTICOSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HYPERALGESIA; NOCICEPTORS; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TAMOXIFEN; VAGINA;

EID: 34047276483     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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