Effect of drugs used for neuropathic pain management on tetrodotoxin-resistant Na+ currents in rat sensory neurons

Anesthesiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 137-144

  Bräu, Michael E ^a,b   Dreimann, Marc ^a   Olschewski, Andrea ^a   Vogel, Werner ^a   Hempelmann, Gunter ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; MEMANTINE; MEXILETINE; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SODIUM CURRENT; SPIKE; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0035166125     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200101000-00024     Document Type: Article

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