AMITRIPTYLINE PRODUCES ANALGESIA IN THE FORMALIN PAIN TEST

被引:47
作者
ACTON, J
MCKENNA, JE
MELZACK, R
机构
[1] Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Que. H3A 1B1
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加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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10.1016/0014-4886(92)90116-8
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
A dose of 20 mg/kg of amitriptyline reduced pain in the second phase of the formalin test, which is an animal model of long-lasting pain in humans. Since the analgesic effect was produced by a single dose, which is insufficient to produce an antidepressant effect, these results indicate that amitriptyline has analgesic properties that are independent of its antidepressant properties. © 1992.
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