Pathophysiology of Noncardiac Chest Pain: Not Only Acid

Disease-a-Month

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 615-626

  Kindt, Sebastien ^a   Tack, Jan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID SENSING ION CHANNEL; ANTACID AGENT; ATROPINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; EDROPHONIUM; KETAMINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN INHIBITOR; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; PURINERGIC P2X RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLOID RECEPTOR; ZD 6416;

ANXIETY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG MECHANISM; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STOMACH ACID;

ANIMALS; CHEST PAIN; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGUS; GASTRIC ACID; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMANS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 49749107186     PISSN: 00115029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2008.06.006     Document Type: Review

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