Gender differences in the antinociceptive effect of tramadol, alone or in combination with gabapentin, in mice

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 645-651

  Dai, Xiaoli ^a   Brunson, Claude D ^a   Rockhold, Robin W ^a   Loh, Horace H ^b   Ho, Ing K ^a,c   Ma, Tangeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Gabapentin; Gender; Mice; Opioid receptor; Pain; Tail flick; Tolerance; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; TRAMADOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIL FLICK TEST;

AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MICE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; TRAMADOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MUS;

EID: 51549087138     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11373-008-9252-0     Document Type: Article

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