Kv1.1 channels of dorsal root ganglion neurons are inhibited by n-butyl-p-aminobenzoate, a promising anesthetic for the treatment of chronic pain

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 304, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 531-538

  Beekwilder, J P ^a   O'Leary, M E ^b   Van Den Broek, L P ^a   Van Kempen, G Th H ^a   Ypey, D L ^a   Van Den Berg, R J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOBENZOIC ACID; DENDROTOXIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; MOUSE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BENZOCAINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHRONIC DISEASE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; KV1.1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; MICE; NEURONS; PAIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED;

EID: 0037309399     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.102.042135     Document Type: Article

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