Suppression of inflammatory and neuropathic pain symptoms in mice lacking the N-type Ca2+ channel

EMBO Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2349-2356

  Saegusa, Hironao ^a   Kurihara, Takashi ^a   Zong, Shuqin ^a   Kazuno, A A ^a   Matsuda, Yoshihiro ^a   Nonaka, Takahiro ^a   Han, Wenhua ^a   Toriyama, Hideyuki ^a   Tanabe, Tsutomu ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cav2.2; Gene targeting; N type calcium channel; Pain

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; GENE TARGETING; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACETIC ACID; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE; FORMALDEHYDE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GENE TARGETING; HYPERALGESIA; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; NOCICEPTORS; OMEGA-AGATOXIN IVA; PAIN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 0035872936     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.10.2349     Document Type: Article

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