Glutamate receptor phosphorylation and trafficking in pain plasticity in spinal cord dorsal horn

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 278-289

  Liu, Xue Jun ^a,b,c   Salter, Michael W ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ampa; Mglur; Nmda; Pain; Phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 1; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 2; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 3; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR HORN CELL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PAIN; PHOSPHORYLATION; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 77956651115     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07351.x     Document Type: Article

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