Effects of imidazoline I 2 receptor ligands on morphine- and tramadol-induced antinociception in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 670, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 435-440

  Thorn, David A ^a   Zhang, Yanan ^b   Peng, Bi Wen ^c   Winter, Jerrold C ^a   Li, Jun Xu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Drug interaction; Imidazoline I 2 receptor; Morphine; Rat; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

2 (2 BENZOFURANYL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; 2 (2 IMIDAZOLIN 2 YL)QUINOLINE; AGMATINE; IMIDAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLINE I2 RECEPTOR; MORPHINE SULFATE; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; MONOTHERAPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WARM WATER TAIL WITHDRAWAL ASSAY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AGMATINE; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZOFURANS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; IMIDAZOLES; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTORS; LIGANDS; MORPHINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRAMADOL;

EID: 80755133464     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.09.173     Document Type: Article

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