Trans-synaptic shift in anion gradient in spinal lamina I neurons as a mechanism of neuropathic pain

Nature

Volumn 424, Issue 6951, 2003, Pages 938-942

  Coull, Jeffrey A M ^a,b   Boudreau, Dominic ^a   Bachand, Karlne ^a   Prescott, Steven A ^a,b   Nault, Francine ^a,b   Sík, Attila ^a   De Koninck, Paul ^a   De Koninck, Yves ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEGATIVE IONS; SUBSTRATES;

TRANS-SYNAPTIC SHIFT;

NEUROLOGY;

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALKANOIC ACID; ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE; GABAPENTIN; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; INDENE DERIVATIVE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN KCC2; STRYCHNINE; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MEDICINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THEORY;

ANIMALS; ANIONS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; SPINAL CORD; SYMPORTERS; SYNAPSES;

ANIMALIA; STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA;

EID: 0042860080     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01868     Document Type: Article

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