Comparison of pre- versus post-incision administration of intraplantar indomethacin and MK886 in a rat model of postoperative pain

The amplification of pain long after the initial stimulus may be avoided if the treatment of pain is introduced before its initiation. However, conflicting evidence exists about the efficacy of such preemptive analgesia for the management of postoperative pain. This study compares the efficacy of in...

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Main Authors: A.F. Gaspar, W.A. Prado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000800016