The potential for μ-opioid receptor agonists to be anti-emetic in humans: A review of clinical data

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-140

  Johnston, Kevin D ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; PHENYLPIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; REMIFENTANIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; AREA POSTREMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIPID SOLUBILITY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ALFENTANIL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANTIEMETICS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MORPHINE; PIPERIDINES; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; VOMITING;

EID: 74549175089     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02115.x     Document Type: Article

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