Mechanisms of Actions of Centrally Acting Antitussives-Electrophysiological and Neurochemical Analysis

Cough: Causes, Mechanisms and Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 223-236

  Takahama, Kazuo ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dextromethorphan; Glycine; Microdialysis; Neurochemical analysis; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948758731     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470755846.ch22     Document Type: Chapter

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