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Carrageenin-Induced Edema in Hind Paw of the Rat as an Assay for Antiinflammatory Drugs

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The potency ratios obtained for aspirin, phenylbutazone and hydrocortisone are fairly close to the ratios of their respective daily doses in the treatment of rheumatic disease.
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SummaryA method is presented for measuring the edema induced by injection of 0.05 ml of 1% solution of carrageenin, an extract of Chondrus, into the plantar tissues of the hind paw of the rat. Peak...

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A new and sensitive method for measuring thermal nociception in cutaneous hyperalgesia.

TL;DR: Both the thermal method and the Randall‐Selitto mechanical method detected dose‐related hyperalgesia and its blockade by either morphine or indomethacin, but the Thermal method showed greater bioassay sensitivity and allowed for the measurement of other behavioral parameters in addition to the nociceptive threshold.
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Hoe 140 a new potent and long acting bradykinin-antagonist: in vivo studies

TL;DR: Hoe 140 has been shown to be a highly potent and long acting BK antagonist in vivo in different animal species and models and makes it appropriate to investigate further the physiological and pathophysiological role of BK.