Glial modulation of pain: A step beyond

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3340-3342

  Cunha, Thiago M ^a   Dias, Quintino M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHOLECYSTOKININ; DIZOCILPINE; FLUOROCITRIC ACID; FRACTALKINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MINOCYCLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL INTERACTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROGLIA; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SEROTONIN RELEASE; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEUROGLIA; PAIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 63849205150     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5938-08.2009     Document Type: Article

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