Protein kinase C in pain: Involvement of multiple isoforms

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 578-589

  Velázquez, Kandy T ^a   Mohammad, Husam ^a   Sweitzer, Sarah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal horn; Nociception; Opioid analgesia; Primary afferent; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

1 (5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL) 2 METHYLPIPERAZINE; 2 [1 (3 DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYL) 3 INDOLYL] 3 (3 INDOLYL)MALEIMIDE; 2,6 DIAMINO N [[1 (1 OXOTRIDECYL) 2 PIPERIDYL]METHYL]HEXANAMIDE; 3 [8 [(DIMETHYLAMINO)METHYL] 6,7,8,9 TETRAHYDROPYRIDO[1,2 A]INDOL 10 YL] 4 (1 METHYL 1H INDOL 3 YL) 1H PYRROLE 2,5 DIONE; CALPHOSTIN C; DIZOCILPINE; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR;

ANALGESIA; HUMAN; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; ISOENZYMES; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROTEIN KINASE C; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34250730759     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2007.04.006     Document Type: Review

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