MAPK activation in nociceptive neurons and pain hypersensitivity

Life Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 2643-2653

  Obata, Koichi ^a   Noguchi, Koichi ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

BDNF; Dorsal root ganglion; Extracellular signal regulated protein kinase; Inflammatory pain; Microglia; Neuropathic pain; Nociceptive neurons; p38 mitogen activated protein kinase; Pain stimuli; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL GANGLION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; NEURONS, AFFERENT; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES;

EID: 1642357495     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.01.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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