Novel ideas of local anaesthetic actions on various ion channels to ameliorate postoperative pain

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-47

  Strichartz, G R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, local; Ion channels; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SUBSTANCE P; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

CELL ISOLATION; EX VIVO STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 45849126465     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen101     Document Type: Review

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