The effects of class Ic antiarrhythmics on tetrodotoxin-resistant Na + currents in rat sensory neurons

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 464-471

  Osawa, Yoko ^a   Oda, Akiyoshi ^a   Iida, Hiroki ^a   Tanahashi, Shigeaki ^a   Dohi, Shuji ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; FLECAINIDE; LIDOCAINE; PILSICAINIDE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SODIUM CURRENT; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 3242810431     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000132692.92438.60     Document Type: Article

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