Evaluation of Prescription Opioids Using Operant-Based Pain Measures in Rats

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 367-375

  Morgan, Drake ^a,b,c   Carter, Christy S ^b,c,d   DuPree, Jameson P ^a,b   Yezierski, Robert P ^e   Vierck Jr , Charles J ^c  

^a Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

operant; opioid induced hyperalgesia; reflex; thermal escape; thermal preference

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; RAT STRAIN; REFLEX; REINFORCEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; HOT TEMPERATURE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 54049131425     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013520     Document Type: Article

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