Evaluation of milnacipran, in comparison with amitriptyline, on cold and mechanical allodynia in a rat model of neuropathic pain

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 655, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 46-51

  Berrocoso, Esther ^a,c   Mico, Juan Antonio ^a,c   Vitton, Olivier ^b   Ladure, Philippe ^b   Newman Tancredi, Adrian ^b   Depoortère, Ronan ^a,b   Bardin, Laurent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Amitriptyline; Milnacipran; Neuropathic pain; Rat

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; MILNACIPRAN;

ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLD TEMPERATURE; CONSTRICTION; CYCLOPROPANES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPERALGESIA; NEURALGIA; RATS; SCIATIC NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952535797     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.01.022     Document Type: Article

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