Peripheral excitatory amino acids

Current Opinion in Pharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 52-56

  Carlton, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Inflammation; Nociception; Nociceptors; Primary afferents; Sensory neurons; Sympathetic system

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; LIGAND;

ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIGANDS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE;

EID: 0035258219     PISSN: 14714892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4892(01)00002-9     Document Type: Review

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