Involvement of increased excitatory amino acids and intracellular Ca2+ concentration in the spinal dorsal horn in an animal model of neuropathic pain

Pain

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-96

  Kawamata, Mikito ^a   Omote, Keiichi ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Excitatory amino acid; Hyperalgesia; Intracellular calcium; Nerve injury; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HYPERALGESIA; INJURY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; NEURALGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEURALGIA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030275436     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(96)03222-8     Document Type: Article

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