Supraspinal brain-derived neurotrophic factor signaling: A novel mechanism for descending pain facilitation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 126-137

  Guo, Wei ^a   Robbins, Meredith T ^a   Wei, Feng ^a   Zou, Shiping ^a   Dubner, Ronald ^a   Ren, Ke ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Biomedical Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Medulla; Neuronal plasticity; Neurotrophin; Pain; Periaqueductal gray; TrkB

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, TRKB; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 30644477580     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3686-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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