Relationship between GABAB receptor activation and neurokinin receptor expression in spinal cord

Pharmacology Reviews and Communications

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 191-194

  McCarson, Kenneth E ^a   Enna, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; GABA; Neurokinin receptor; Nociception; Spinal cord; Substance P

Indexed keywords

EID: 2842592866     PISSN: 10288945     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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