Nerve injury alters the effects of interleukin-6 on nociceptive transmission in peripheral afferents

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 484, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 183-191

  Flatters, Sarah J L ^a,c   Fox, Alyson J ^b   Dickenson, Anthony H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Novatis Inst for Medical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

C fibre; Cytokine; Dorsal horn; Electrophysiology; Interleukin 6; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 6;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EVOKED RESPONSE; HEAT; HYPOALGESIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NERVE LIGATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY SYSTEM; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL NERVE;

EID: 1642546476     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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