The Neurobiology of Infant Pain: Development of Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurotransmission in the Spinal Dorsal Horn

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-44

  Pattinson, Damian ^a   Fitzgerald, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANALGESIA; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EXCITATION; HUMAN; INFANT; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 1642539031     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2003.10.018     Document Type: Article

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