The role of nitric oxide in nociception

Current review of pain

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 459-466

  Luo, Z David ^a   Cizkova, Dasa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Center of Excellence for Brain Research   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INJURY; METABOLISM; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POSTERIOR HORN CELL; REVIEW; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0033660663     PISSN: 10695850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-000-0070-y     Document Type: Review

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