Carbon monoxide: A gas that modulates nociception

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 802-807

  Fan, Wenguo ^a   Huang, Fang ^a   Wu, Zhi ^a   Zhu, Xiao ^b   Li, Dongpei ^b   He, Hongwen ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Heme oxygenase; Nociception; Review

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; HEME OXYGENASE; HEME OXYGENASE 1; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN HEME OXYGENASE 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME DEGRADATION; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CARBON MONOXIDE; HEME OXYGENASE (DECYCLIZING); HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; PAIN; PAIN PERCEPTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79954574083     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22613     Document Type: Review

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