Cyclic GMP pathway is critical for inducing long-term sensitization of nociceptive sensory neurons

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-23

  Lewin, Matthew R ^a   Walters, Edgar T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSITIZATION; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; APLYSIA; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROTEIN KINASES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033360236     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/4520     Document Type: Article

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