Epigenetic regulation of persistent pain

Translational Research

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 177-199

  Bai, Guang ^a   Ren, Ke ^a   Dubner, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA; HISTONE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR;

CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHRONIC PAIN; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOME; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HISTONE CODE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATORY PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERSISTENT PAIN; REVIEW; VISCERAL PAIN; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEURALGIA; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS; HISTONES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MICE; NEURALGIA; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; VISCERAL PAIN;

EID: 84919838268     PISSN: 19315244     EISSN: 18781810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2014.05.012     Document Type: Review

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