The role of spinal nitric oxide in the control of spontaneous pain following nociceptive input

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 129, Issue , 2000, Pages 163-172

  Hoheisel, U ^a   Mense, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HYPERALGESIA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOSITIS; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 0034589044     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(00)29012-2     Document Type: Article

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