Quantitative real-time RT-PCR assessment of spinal microglial and astrocytic activation markers in a rat model of neuropathic pain

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 397-407

  Tanga, F Y ^a   Raghavendra, V ^a   DeLeo, J A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification efficiency; CD14; Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP); Integrin alpha M (ITGAM); Melting curve; Polymerase chain reaction; Reverse transcription; Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTEGRIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MICROGLIA; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL NERVE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BASE SEQUENCE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA PRIMERS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROGLIA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURALGIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TOUCH;

EID: 0347814979     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2003.06.002     Document Type: Article

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