Synergistic antinociception of intrathecal sildenafil with clonidine in the rat formalin test

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 583-588

  Yoon, Myung Ha ^a   Kim, Chang Mo ^a   Lee, Hyung Gon ^a   Kim, Woong Mo ^a   An, Tae Hoon ^b   Kim, Yeo Ok ^a   Huang, Lan Ji ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alpha 2 adrenoceptor; Antinociception; Clonidine; Sildenafil; Synergistic interaction

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; FORMALDEHYDE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; SILDENAFIL; YOHIMBINE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG POTENTIATION; HINDLIMB; INJECTION; ISOBOLOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CLONIDINE; CYCLIC GMP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SULFONES;

RATTUS;

EID: 67349126863     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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