Estrogen and μ-opioid receptor antagonists counteract the 17β-estradiol-induced licking increase and interferon-γ reduction occurring during the formalin test in male rats

Pain

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 181-190

  Ceccarelli, Ilaria ^a   Fiorenzani, Paolo ^a   Grasso, Giovanni ^a   Lariviere, William R ^a   Massafra, Cosimo ^a   Massai, Lauretta ^a   Muscettola, Michela ^a   Aloisi, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estrogens; IFN ; Immune system; Opioid; Pain

Indexed keywords

BETA FUNALTREXAMINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FORMALDEHYDE; FULVESTRANT; GAMMA INTERFERON; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LICKING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INTERFERON TYPE II; MALE; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU;

EID: 4344612696     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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