Possible involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the antinociceptive effect of antidepressants in neuropathic pain

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 530-533

  Tsai, Shih Jen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DESIPRAMINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG SPECIFICITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOTHESIS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL GANGLION; STANDARD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HUMANS; PAIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 21844465989     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.03.021     Document Type: Article

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