T-type calcium channels in chronic pain: Mouse models and specific blockers

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 466, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 707-717

  François, Amaury ^a,b,c   Laffray, Sophie ^a,b,c   Pizzoccaro, Anne ^a,b,c   Eschalier, Alain ^d,e,f   Bourinet, Emmanuel ^a,b,c  

^a Laboratory of Excellence in Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE GÉNOMIQUE FONCTIONNELLE   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^e Clermont Université Université d'Auvergne Pharmacologie Fondamentale et Clinique de la Douleur ^*  (France)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Analgesia; Chronic pain; Mouse model; T type calcium channel

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; ION CHANNEL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL; ANALGESIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL MODEL; CHRONIC PAIN; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PAIN PARAMETERS; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRENDS;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, T-TYPE; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84896542900     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-014-1484-4     Document Type: Review

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