Interaction between midazolam and serotonin in spinally mediated antinociception in rats

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 249-255

  Nishiyama, T ^a,b  

^a Kamagaya General Hospital   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Interaction; Midazolam; Serotonin; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; MIDAZOLAM; SEROTONIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGITATION; ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FLACCID PARALYSIS; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; NONHUMAN; RAT; RIGHTING REFLEX; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VOCALIZATION;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FORMALDEHYDE; GABA AGONISTS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFLAMMATION; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 65749109699     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-009-0740-9     Document Type: Article

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