Contributions of T-type calcium channels to the pathophysiology of pain signaling

Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 335-341

  Hildebrand, Michael E ^a   Snutch, Terrance P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5,5' DITHIOBIS(2 NITROBENZOIC ACID); ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; BEPRIDIL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; CLOMIPRAMINE; EFONIDIPINE; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ISOPROTEIN; MIBEFRADIL; MORPHINE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIA; PENFLURIDOL; PHENYTOIN; PIMOZIDE; STEROID; ZONISAMIDE;

ANALGESIA; BINDING AFFINITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN VARIANT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISCERAL PAIN;

EID: 33847028080     PISSN: 17406765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmec.2006.10.001     Document Type: Review

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