Colorectal distension-induced pseudoaffective changes as indices of nociception in the anesthetized female rat: Morphine and strain effects on visceral sensitivity

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-50

  Sivarao, Digavalli V ^a   Langdon, Shaun ^a   Bernard, Christopher ^a   Lodge, Nicholas ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetized; Colorectal distension; Female rat; Irritable bowel; Methods; Strain differences; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

METHOHEXITAL; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; URETHAN;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COLON DILATATION; COLORECTAL DISTENSION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MYOELECTRICITY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISCERAL PAIN; WISTAR KYOTO RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLON; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MORPHINE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; RECTUM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VISCERA;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 34249690739     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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