Spinal interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibits nociceptive transmission following neuropathy

Brain Research

Volumn 984, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 54-62

  Flatters, Sarah J L ^a   Fox, Alyson J ^b   Dickenson, Anthony H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Novatis Inst for Medical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Dorsal horn; Electrophysiology; Interleukin 6; Pain

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL NERVE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0041655944     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)03092-0     Document Type: Article

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