Intrathecal morphine attenuates recovery of function after a spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 741-752

  Hook, Michelle A ^a   Moreno, Georgina ^a   Woller, Sarah ^a   Puga, Denise ^a   Hoy Jr , Kevin ^a   Balden, Robyn ^a   Grau, James W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contusion; Inflammation; Neuropathic pain; Opiate

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; CONVALESCENCE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THERMAL STIMULATION; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; BLADDER DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; CONTUSIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MORPHINE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 68349156290     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0710     Document Type: Article

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