Gabapentin inhibits excitatory synaptic transmission in the hyperalgesic spinal cord

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1731-1734

  Patel, M K ^a   Gonzalez, M I ^a   Bramwell, S ^a   Pinnock, R D ^a   Lee, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dorsal horn neurones; Excitatory postsynaptic current; Gabapentin; Hyperalgesia; Spinal cord; Streptozocin; Substantia gelatinosa

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPERALGESIA; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033849424     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703530     Document Type: Article

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