NMDA Antagonists as Potential Analgesic Drugs [electronic resource] /

Pharmacology and electrophysiology of excitatory amino acid receptors -- Distribution of NMDA receptors in brain and spinal cord -- Spinal nociceptive processing: NMDA receptors and modulation by neuropeptides -- The NMDA receptor, pain and central sensitization -- Some pharmacological aspects of NMDA-mediated nociceptive transmission in the rat spinal cord as revealed by c-fos immunocytochemistry -- Interaction of NMDA and other neurotransmitter receptor systems in modulation of nociception -- Behavioural studies on the potential of NMDA receptor antagonists as analgesics -- Clinically available glutamate receptor antagonists in neuropathic pain states -- Future prospects for improved analgesic therapy.

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Main Authors: Sirinathsinghji, Dalip J. S. editor., Hill, Ray G. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2002
Subjects:Medicine., Medicine & Public Health., Medicine/Public Health, general.,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8139-5
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