Protein Kinases as potential targets for the treatment of pathological Pain

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 177, Issue , 2007, Pages 359-389

  Ji, R R ^a   Kawasaki, Y ^a   Zhuang, Z Y ^a   Wen, Y R ^a   Zhang, Y Q ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glia; MAP kinases; Neural plasticity; Phosphorylation; Primary sensory neurons; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROTEIN KINASES;

EID: 34748857186     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: 18650325     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-33823-9_13     Document Type: Article

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