Effects of (-) epigallocatechin-3-gallate on Na+ currents in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 604, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 20-26

  Kim, Tae Hoon ^a   Lim, Jae Min ^a   Kim, Sung Su ^a   Kim, Jungho ^b   Park, Mijung ^c   Song, Jin Ho ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Sogang University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

( ) Epigallocatechin 3 gallate; Catechins; Dorsal root ganglion; Green tea; Na+ current; Tetrodotoxin resistant; Tetrodotoxin sensitive

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; SPINAL GANGLION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TEA;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM CHANNELS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 58949100096     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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