Effects of variation in the human α2A- and α2C-adrenoceptor genes on cognitive tasks and pain perception

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-159

  Kohli, Utkarsh ^a   Muszkat, Mordechai ^a   Sofowora, Gbenga G ^a   Harris, Paul A ^b   Friedman, Eitan A ^a   Dupont, William D ^b   Scheinin, Mika ^c,d   Wood, Alastair J J ^a   Stein, C Michael ^a   Kurnik, Daniel ^a,e,f  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST FINLAND   (Finland)

^e SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^f TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

2A adrenoceptor; 2C adrenoceptor; Cognition; Genetics; Pain

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2C ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; DEXMEDETOMIDINE;

ADRA2A GENE; ADRA2C GENE; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLD PRESSOR TEST; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SEDATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; COGNITION; COLD TEMPERATURE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MEMORY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74749090954     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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