The antinociceptive effects of systemic administration of tramadol, gabapentin and their combination on mice model of acute pain

Agri

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 49-55

  Aydin, Osman Nuri ^a   Ek, Rauf Onur ^a   TEMOçIN, Sadun ^a   Uǧur, Bakiye ^a   ALAçAM, Bilge ^a   Şen, Selda ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drug interaction; Gabapentin; Hot plate; Mice; Nociception; Tail flic; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887886388     PISSN: 13000012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5505/agri.2012.31032     Document Type: Article

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