Molecular mechanisms of pain in the anterior cingulate cortex

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 927-933

  Zhuo, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Pain; Synaptic changes

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; PLACEBO;

AMPUTATION; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CINGULATE GYRUS; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION STORAGE; INJURY; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PAIN; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33749475154     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21003     Document Type: Review

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