Neuropeptide y modulates c-fos protein expression in the cuneate nucleus and contributes to mechanical hypersensitivity following rat median nerve injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1609-1621

  Tsai, Yi Ju ^a   Lin, Chi Te ^b   Huang, Chun Ta ^c   Wang, Hsin Ying ^b   Tien, Lu Tai ^a   Chen, Seu Hwa ^d   Lue, June Horng ^b  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C Fos; Chronic constriction injury; Electrical stimulation; Neuropeptide Y; Transected median nerve

Indexed keywords

FLUOROGOLD; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROPEPTIDE Y [18-36]; NEUROPEPTIDE Y RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HYPERALGESIA; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDIAN NEUROPATHY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

EID: 67549110197     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0642     Document Type: Article

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