Temperature-dependent enhancement of the antinociceptive effects of opioids in combination with gabapentin in mice

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 686, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 55-59

  Neelakantan, Harshini ^a   Walker, Ellen A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Gabapentin; Hot plate; Morphine; Oxycodone; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; HOT PLATE TEST; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MICE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84861635822     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.04.042     Document Type: Article

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