Genetic targeting of ERK1 suggests a predominant role for ERK2 in murine pain models

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 34, 2010, Pages 11537-11547

  Alter, Benedict J ^a   Zhao, Chengshui ^a   Karim, Farzana ^a   Landreth, Gary E ^b   Gereau IV, Robert W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA [AMINO(4 AMINOPHENYLTHIO)METHYLENE] 2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYLACETONITRILE; FORMALDEHYDE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SENSITIZATION; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENE TARGETING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 77956108186     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.6103-09.2010     Document Type: Article

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