Estrogenic influences in pain processing

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 329-349

  Amandusson, Åsa ^a   Blomqvist, Anders ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Enkephalin; Estrogen receptors; Estrogens; Gonadal hormones; Medullary dorsal horn; Nociception; Opioid; Pain mechanisms; Spinal dorsal horn; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA AGONIST; ESTRONE; LEUPRORELIN; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE; OPIATE AGONIST; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTHRALGIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN RELEASE; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY PAIN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYALGIA; NERVE CELL; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ENKEPHALIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTORS; ESTROGENS; GONADAL HORMONES; MEDULLARY DORSAL HORN; NOCICEPTION; OPIOID; PAIN MECHANISMS; SPINAL DORSAL HORN; STEROID HORMONES;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; NEURONS; PAIN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84884594267     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2013.06.001     Document Type: Review

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