Toll-like receptors in peripheral nerve injury and neuropathic pain

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 336, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 169-186

  Kim, Donghoon ^a   Lee, Soojin ^b   Lee, Sung Joong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 8;

CELL ACTIVATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MICROGLIA; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ANIMAL; IMMUNOLOGY; INJURY; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE;

MUS; WALLERIA;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVES; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

EID: 77951630088     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00549-7_10     Document Type: Review

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