Hypofunction of glutamatergic neurotransmission in the periaqueductal gray contributes to nerve-injury-induced neuropathic pain

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 7825-7836

  Ho, Yu Cheng ^a   Cheng, Jen Kun ^c,d,e   Chiou, Lih Chu ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^e MACKAY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPIKE; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGENTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURALGIA; NEURONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SPINAL NERVES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 84877149201     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5583-12.2013     Document Type: Article

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