Are synaptic MAGUK proteins involved in chronic pain?

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 397-400

  Tao, Yuan Xiang ^a   Raja, Srinivasa N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANYLATE KINASE; MEMBRANE ASSOCIATED GUANYLATE KINASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY PROTEIN 93; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY PROTEIN 95; PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN) II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLODYNIA; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TARGETING; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HYPERALGESIA; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL GANGLION; STOP CODON; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; TOUCH; UPREGULATION;

EID: 3242751969     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2004.06.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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