Nerve growth factor and nociception: From experimental embryology to new analgesic therapy

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 220, Issue , 2014, Pages 251-282

  Lewin, Gary R ^a   Lechner, Stefan G ^b   Smith, Ewan St John ^c  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hyperalgesia; Inflammation; Mechanotransduction; NGF; Pain; Sensitization; STOML3; TRP channel

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MECHANICAL HYPERALGESIA; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TIGHT JUNCTION; ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HYPERALGESIA; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NOCICEPTION; PAIN;

EID: 84906539075     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: 18650325     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-45106-5_10     Document Type: Article

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