Fos expression in rat spinal cord induced by peripheral injection of BmK I, an α-like scorpion neurotoxin

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-85

  Bai, Zhan Tao ^a,b   Zhang, Xu Ying ^a   Ji, Yong Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b YAN'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BmK I; Fos protein; Morphine; Na+ channel modulator; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NEUROTOXIN; PROTEIN FOS; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

LAMIINAE; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0141783764     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-008X(03)00260-6     Document Type: Article

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