Neuronal circuitry for pain processing in the dorsal horn

Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 823-836

  Todd, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMPA RECEPTOR; ANALGESIC AGENT; CALBINDIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALRETININ; DYNORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GALANIN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE; GLYCINE TRANSPORTER 2; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ B; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTENSIN; PARVALBUMIN; PROTEIN KINASE C GAMMA; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER;

ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURON; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; NERVE NET; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS;

EID: 78650517458     PISSN: 1471003X     EISSN: 14710048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrn2947     Document Type: Article

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