Chronic Vitamin C Administration Induces Thermal Hyperalgesia in Male Rats
Article
in English
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1267768
Responsible library:
CG1.1
ABSTRACT
Against a backdrop of neurological effects; the effects of acute and chronic administration of vitamin C (600mg/kg) on pain processing were investigated in male rats. Chronic administration of vitamin C induced significant thermal hyperalgesia while acute administration had no effect. In addition; the intraperitoneal administration of vitamin C produced observable abdominal writtings similar to what has been observed with acetic acid. We conclude that chronic vitamin C exerts facilitatory central nervous system effects and a possibility of using intraperitoneal injection of vitamin C as an animal model of pain is suggested
Search on Google
Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Ascorbic Acid
/
Bread
/
Hyperalgesia
Language:
English
Journal:
Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS