The role of MAP kinase cascades in cell signaling, neural plasticity and pain facilitation

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-9

  Ji, Ru Rong ^a,c,d   Zhang, Yu Qiu ^b,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d FIRCA TW7180 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

ERK MAPK; Neural plasticity; Pain hypersensitivity; Pathological pain

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38;

CHRONIC PAIN; GENE CONTROL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 34447339636     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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