Effect of pilocarpine on the formalin-induced orofacial pain in rats

In this study, the effects of subcutaneous (SC) injection of pilocarpine (a cholinomimetic agent) and atropine (a muscarinic receptors antagonist) were investigated on a tonic model of orofacial pain in rats. The contribution of the endogenous analgesic opioid system was assessed using naloxone (an...

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Main Authors: Esmaeal Tamaddonfard, Amir Erfanparast, Emad Khalilzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Urmia University 2012-06-01
Series:Veterinary Research Forum
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Online Access:http://www.urmia.ac.ir/vrf/Shared%20Documents/pdf/vol-3%20no-2/91-95%20-%200012.pdf