Nocistatin - A new antinociceptive peptide

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 408-410

  Lee, Tat Leang ^a,b   Tachibana, Shinro ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN; ENDORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NOCICEPTIN; NOCISTATIN; OPIATE; SIGMA OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERALGESIA; NONHUMAN; PAIN RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034235010     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2000.7623     Document Type: Article

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