Clonidine: Clinical pharmacology and therapeutic use in pain management

Current Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 280-287

  Neil, Michael J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacology; Clonidine; Pain

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; CLONIDINE; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; KETAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; SUBSTANCE P; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASOPRESSIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG USE; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NOCICEPTION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SEDATION; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 83455260139     PISSN: 15748847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157488411798375886     Document Type: Article

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