Differential modulation of nociceptive versus non-nociceptive synapses by endocannabinoids

Molecular Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Higgins, Alexandra ^a   Yuan, Sharleen ^a   Wang, Yanqing ^a   Burrell, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocannabinoid; GABA; Invertebrate; Leech; Nociception; Synapse

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 CHLORO N (3 METHOXYPHENYL)CINNAMAMIDE; BICUCULLINE; ENDOCANNABINOID; VANILLOID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESSURE SENSE; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GANGLION CYSTS; GLYCERIDES; LITCHI; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTORS; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84878358316     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-9-26     Document Type: Article

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