N-Palmitoyl-ethanolamine (PEA) Induces Peripheral Antinociceptive Effect by ATP-Sensitive K+-Channel Activation

Although the antinociceptive effects of N-palmitoyl-ethanolamine (PEA) were first characterized nearly 50 years ago, the identity of the mechanism that mediates these actions has not been elucidated. The present study investigated the contribution of K+ channels on peripheral antinociception induced...

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Main Authors: Thiago Roberto Lima Romero, Igor Dimitri Gama Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319305742