The amino-terminal region of hemokinin-1 regulates the induction of thermal hyperalgesia in rats

Neuropeptides

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-278

  Sunakawa, N ^a   Naono, R ^a   Ikeda, T ^a   Matsushima, O ^b   Sakoda, S ^a   Nishimori, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chimera peptide; Hemokinin 1; Intrathecal administration; Substance P; Thermal hyperalgesia

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; HEMOKININ 1; SERINE; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARGININE; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SERINE; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININS; THREONINE;

RATTUS;

EID: 77951208420     PISSN: 01434179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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