Plasticity in descending pain modulatory systems

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 129, Issue , 2000, Pages 231-242

  Pertovaara, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; ATIPAMEZOLE; MEDETOMIDINE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST;

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; DRUG ACTIVITY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034589726     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(00)29017-1     Document Type: Article

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