The antinociceptive efficacy of buprenorphine administered through the drinking water of rats

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-196

  Jessen, L ^a,c   Christensen, S ^b   Bjerrum, O J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Drinking water; Paw withdrawal latency time; Postoperative pain management; Rats

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DRINKING WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BUPRENORPHINE; MALE; PAIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34248351128     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002367707780378131     Document Type: Article

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