Local analgesic effect of tramadol is not mediated by opioid receptors in early postoperative pain in rats

Background and objectives: Tramadol is known as a central acting analgesic drug, used for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. Local analgesic effect has been demonstrated, in part due to local anesthetic-like effect, but other mechanisms remain unclear. The role of peripheral opioid receptors...

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Main Authors: Angela Maria Sousa, Hazem Adel Ashmawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001414001705