Canadian Association of Neuroscience review: Cellular and synaptic insights into physiological and pathological pain. EJLB-CIHR Michael Smith chair in neurosciences and mental health lecture

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-36

  Zhuo, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; AMPA RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN);

ANALGESIA; ANTINOCICEPTION; AUTOREGULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHRONIC PAIN; CINGULATE GYRUS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; INFLAMMATION; LEARNING; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL GANGLION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 14944378161     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s031716710001684x     Document Type: Review

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