Potassium channels as a potential therapeutic target for trigeminal neuropathic and inflammatory pain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Previous studies in several different trigeminal nerve injury/inflammation models indicated that the hyperexcitability of primary afferent neurons contributes to the pain pathway underlying mechanical allodynia. Although multiple types of voltage-gated ion channe...

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Main Authors: Iwata Koichi, Nakagawa Kazuharu, Kitagawa Junichi, Tsuboi Yoshiyuki, Takeda Mamoru, Matsumoto Shigeji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/7/1/5