Medullary control of nociceptive transmission: Reciprocal dual communication with the spinal cord

Drug Discovery Today: Disease Mechanisms

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 305-312

  Almeida, Armando ^a   Leite Almeida, Hugo ^a   Tavares, Isaura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTOKININ RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; VIRUS VECTOR;

ANALGESIA; ANTINOCICEPTION; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CELL FUNCTION; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FACILITATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOREBRAIN; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

EID: 33847060105     PISSN: 17406765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmec.2006.09.001     Document Type: Review

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