Investigation of molecular mechanism of chronic pain in the anterior cingulate cortex using genetically engineered mice

Current Genomics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-76

  Kim, Susan S ^a   Descalzi, Giannina ^a   Zhuo, Min ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; OCTOPAMINE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

CHRONIC PAIN; CINGULATE GYRUS; ELECTROPORATION; FOREBRAIN; GENE DELETION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 77950636129     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920210790217990     Document Type: Review

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