Extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation in the chronic constriction injury model of neuropathic pain in anaesthetized rats

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-45

  Borges, G S ^a,b,c   Berrocoso, E ^c,d   Ortega Alvaro, A ^c   Mico, J A ^c,d   Neto, F L ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CELL NUCLEUS; CHRONIC CONSTRICTION INJURY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; INJURY; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS RAPHE OBSCURUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ACUTE PAIN; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; NEURALGIA; NOCICEPTORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84873638383     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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