Gabapentin decreases membrane calcium currents in injured as well as in control mammalian primary afferent neurons

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-57

  Sarantopoulos, Constantine ^a   McCallum, Bruce ^a   Kwok, Wai Meng ^a   Hogan, Quinn ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Gabapentin; Nerve injury; Neuropathic pain; Voltage activated calcium channels

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL; GABAPENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PATCH CLAMP; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0036148724     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rapm.2002.29124     Document Type: Article

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