Evaluation of the endogenous cannabinoid system in mediating the behavioral effects of dipyrone (metamizol) in mice

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 722-726

  Schlosburg, Joel E ^a   Radanova, Lilyana ^c   Marzo, Vincenzo Di ^d   Imming, Peter ^c   Lichtman, Aron H ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

analgesia; antinociception; CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors; dipyrone; fatty acid amide hydrolase; mouse; thermal regulation

Indexed keywords

5 (4 CHLORO 3 METHYLPHENYL) 1 (4 METHYLBENZYL) N (1,3,3 TRIMETHYLBICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTAN 2 YL) 3 PYRAZOLECARBOXAMIDE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DIPYRONE; FATTY ACID AMIDASE; RIMONABANT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BORNANES; DIPYRONE; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID;

EID: 84866330996     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: 14735849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e3283584794     Document Type: Article

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