Dose- and time-dependent estradiol modulation of morphine antinociception in adult female rats

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 472-479

  Craft, Rebecca M ^a   Ulibarri, Catherine ^a   Leitl, Michael D ^a   Sumner, Jean E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Estrogen; Lordosis; Pain; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MORPHINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; LATENT PERIOD; LORDOSIS; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTERUS WEIGHT; VAGINA CYTOLOGY; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; MORPHINE; NOCICEPTORS; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 39749133644     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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