Involvement of the NO/cyclic GMP pathway in bradykinin-evoked pain from veins in humans

Pain

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 87-92

  Holthusen, Holger ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bradykinin; Human; Methylene blue; Nitric oxide; Nociception

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; CYCLIC GMP; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRADYKININ; CYCLIC GMP; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRIC OXIDE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VEINS;

EID: 0031044012     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(96)03262-9     Document Type: Article

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