Dexmedetomidine decreases hyperalgesia in neuropathic pain by increasing acetylcholine in the spinal cord

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 529, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-74

  Kimura, Masafumi ^a   Saito, Shigeru ^a   Obata, Hideaki ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoreceptor; Acetylcholine; Dexmedetomidine; Donepezil; Neuropathic pain; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DONEPEZIL; IDAZOXAN;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ANIMALS; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEURALGIA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84867733870     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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