Negative modultors of excitatory amino acids in episodic and chronic migraine: Preventing and reverting chronic migraine

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-100

  Nicolodi, M ^a   Sicuteri, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GABAPENTIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; KETAMINE; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MIGRAINE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY;

ACETIC ACIDS; ADULT; AMINES; CLINICAL TRIALS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATES; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; TRANSAMINASES;

EID: 0031665026     PISSN: 02511649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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