Amitriptyline and acute inflammation: A study using intravital microscopy and the carrageenan-induced paw edema model

Pharmacology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 231-239

  Vismari, L ^a   Alves, G J ^a   Palermo Neto, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Inflammation, acute

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; AMITRIPTYLINE; CARRAGEENAN; GLUCOCORTICOID; MIFEPRISTONE; PRAZOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HALF LIFE; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 77957146054     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000317064     Document Type: Article

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