Evaluation of the role of melatonin in formalin-induced pain response in mice

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 122-130

  Ray, M ^a   Mediratta, P K ^a   Mahajan, P ^a   Sharma, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive activity; Formalin test; Melatonin; Melatonin receptor antagonists; Opioidergic agents; Serotoninergic agents

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN 2 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MIANSERIN; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; ONDANSETRON; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PRAZOSIN; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEROTONIN AGONIST; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; MALE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FORMALDEHYDE; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; PAIN; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN;

EID: 7444228554     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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