The activation of the ERK pathway contributes to the spinal c-fos expression observed after noxious bladder stimulation

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 15-20

  Cruz, Célia D ^a,b   Ferreira, Daniel ^a,d   Mcmahon, Stephen B ^b   Cruz, Francisco ^a,c  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C fos; ERK; ERK phosphorylation; MAPK; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; AMINO ACID; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN C FOS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CELL NUCLEUS; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, FOS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 34547865090     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: 13691651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08990220601143265     Document Type: Article

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