Molecular basis of pain induction
By: edited by John N. Wood
Contributors: Wood, John N
Publisher: Wiley-Liss
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Pain -- Molecular aspects; Nociceptors
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: value: Ch. 1. Genetic approaches to nociceptor development; value: Ch. 2. Neurotrophic factor requirements of developing sensory neurons; value: Ch. 3. Neurotrophic signaling and sensory neuron survival and function; value: Ch. 4. Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and nociceptive neurons; value: Ch. 5. Molecular approaches to the study of pain; value: Ch. 6. Sensory neuron-specific ion channels and receptors; value: Ch. 7. Sensory neuron mechanotransduction: regulation and underlying molecular mechanisms; value: Ch. 8. Role of bradykinin Bb1s and Bb2s receptors in nociception and inflammation; value: Ch. 9. Capsaicin and vanilloid receptors; value: Ch. 10. Examination of the opioid system using targeted gene deletions; value: Ch. 11. Role of substance P in nociception, analgesia, and aggression; value: Ch. 12. Molecular basis of peripheral hyperalgesia; value: Ch. 13. Sensory neuronal cell lines as tools for lineage and functional studies