Ultra-low-dose naloxone enhances the antinociceptive effect of morphine in PTX-treated rats: Regulation on global histone methylation

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 106-111

  Tsai, Ru Yin ^a,b   Shen, Ching Hui ^c   Feng, Yu Pin ^c   Chien, Chih Cheng ^a   Lee, Sing Ong ^a   Tsai, Wei Yuan ^d   Lin, Yaoh Shiang ^e   Wong, Chih Shung ^a,d,e  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analgesics, opioid; Injections, spinal; Methylation; Pain: neuropathic

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; LYSINE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGENETICS; HISTONE METHYLATION; HYPERALGESIA; INTRATHECAL CATHETER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; RAT; SPINAL CORD; THERMAL INJURY;

EID: 84871436525     PISSN: 18754597     EISSN: 1875452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aat.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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