Effect of dextromethorphan on antinociception and tolerance induced by swim-stress in the formalin test

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 286-292

  Fazli Tabaei, Soheila ^a   Maghsoudi, Amir ^a   Bazaz, Avid ^a   Bazaz, Navid ^a   Modirzadeh, Azadeh ^a   Zarrindast, Mohammad Reza ^b,c,d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS IPM   (Iran)

^d INSTITUTE FOR COGNITIVE SCIENCE STUDIES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dextromethorphan; Formalin test; Mice; Swim stress induced antinociception tolerance

Indexed keywords

DEXTROMETHORPHAN; FORMALDEHYDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; LOW TEMPERATURE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD;

ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MICE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44849106062     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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