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In 1976, it was demonstrated that intrathecal narcotics raised the nociceptive threshold in rats through a direct spinal action [1]. Subsequently, dose-dependent analgesia following intrathecal morphine was demonstrated in the parturient rat and rabbit without any deleterious effects [2].
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Kraynack, B.J., Moore, L., Klein, E.F. (1986). Hyperbaric Intrathecal Morphine for Parturients with Toxemia. In: Wüst, H.J., Stanton-Hicks, M.d. (eds) New Aspects in Regional Anesthesia 4. Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin / Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, vol 176. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70807-7_21
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