Neuronal hyperactivity at the spinal cord and periaqueductal grey during painful diabetic neuropathy: Effects of gabapentin

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 693-699

  Morgado, Carla ^a   Terra, Patrícia Pereira ^a   Tavares, Isaura ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

c fos; Descending modulation; Hyperalgesia; PAG; STZ diabetic rats

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; GLUCOSE; NEURON SPECIFIC NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN FOS; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DRUG EFFECTS; HYPERALGESIA; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; WISTAR RAT;

AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEURONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 77955551014     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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