Sensitization of pain pathways in the spinal cord: Cellular mechanisms

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 349-365

  Baranauskas, G ^a   Nistri, A ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SUBSTANCE P;

ACTION POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER C; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SPATIAL SUMMATION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031913847     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(97)00067-1     Document Type: Article

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