Brain-derived neurotrophic factor modulates nociceptive sensory inputs and NMDA-evoked responses in the rat spinal cord

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 5138-5148

  Kerr, B J ^a   Bradbury, E J ^a   Bennett, D L H ^a   Trivedi, P M ^a   Dassan, P ^a   French, J ^a   Shelton, D B ^b   McMahon, S B ^a   Thompson, Stephen W N ^a,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BDNF; Hyperalgesia; NMDA; Nociception; Sensory neuron; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPERALGESIA; NEWBORN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SENSITIZATION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL REFLEX;

EID: 0033564766     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-12-05138.1999     Document Type: Article

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