The orphanin FQ system: An emerging target for the management of pain?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-37

  Darland, Tristan ^a   Grandy, David K ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesics, opioid; Orphan receptor; Orphanin; Pain

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; MESSENGER RNA; NOCICEPTIN; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; DIENCEPHALON; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; PAIN; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; TELENCEPHALON;

EID: 0031827108     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.1.29     Document Type: Review

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