The noradrenergic pain regulation system: A potential target for pain therapy

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 716, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 2-7

  Pertovaara, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adrenergic receptors; Descending noradrenergic pathways; Locus coeruleus; Nociceptive nerve fiber; Noradrenergic pain regulation; Spinal dorsal horn

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2C ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; ION CHANNEL; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANTINOCICEPTION; BRADYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PAIN; PAIN RECEPTOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS; DESCENDING NORADRENERGIC PATHWAYS; LOCUS COERULEUS; NOCICEPTIVE NERVE FIBER; NORADRENERGIC PAIN REGULATION; SPINAL DORSAL HORN; Α(2)-ADRENOCEPTOR AGONIST;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; NOREPINEPHRINE; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84892598210     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.01.067     Document Type: Review

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