Mechanisms of pain in peripheral neuropathy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Supplement

Volumn 100, Issue 173, 1999, Pages 12-24

  Attal, Nadine ^a   Bouhassira, Didier ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Pain mechanisms; Peripheral neuropathy; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PACLITAXEL; SODIUM ION; TETRODOTOXIN; VINCRISTINE;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; ANIMAL; INJURY; NERVE FIBER; NEURALGIA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURALGIA; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032877505     PISSN: 00651427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1999.tb07386.x     Document Type: Review

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