Spinal α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors may mediate the analgesic effects of emulsified halogenated anaesthetics

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1121-1125

  Hang, Li Hua ^b,c   Shao, Dong Hua ^b   Yang, Ying Hong ^b   Dai, Ti Jun ^a,c   Zeng, Yin Ming ^c  

^a XUZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Jiangsu Province Institute of Anaesthesiology

Author keywords

AMPA receptors; Analgesia; Inhalation anaesthetics; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ENFLURANE; ISOFLURANE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SEVOFLURANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG FORMULATION; HALOGENATION; HOT PLATE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; WRITHING TEST;

ACETIC ACID; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANALGESICS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMULSIONS; ENFLURANE; HEAT; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; ISOFLURANE; METHYL ETHERS; MICE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RECEPTORS, AMPA; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548698893     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2007.04690.x     Document Type: Article

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