Peripheral Mechanisms of Odontogenic Pain

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-44

  Henry, Michael A ^a   Hargreaves, Kenneth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PULP;

ANIMALS; DENTAL PULP; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 33845575265     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2006.09.007     Document Type: Review

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