Postoperative analgesia induced by intrathecal neostigmine or bethanechol in rats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 648-654

  Prado, Wa ^a   Dias, Tb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bethanechol; Cholinergic analgesia; Neostigmine; Post surgical pain

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BETHANECHOL; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NEOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MEDICAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RAT; SHEEP; SKIN INCISION;

ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; BETHANECHOL; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; NEOSTIGMINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 67650763585     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2008.05128.x     Document Type: Article

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