Studies on the interaction of local anaesthetic agents with the norepinephrine transporter

Intravenous regional guanethidine Bier's block (IVRGBB) is often used to treat complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS 1). Guanethidine is taken up via the neuronal norepinephrine transporter (NET) and displaces norepinephrine (NE) from release vesicles. The local anaesthetic agents cocaine...

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Main Author: Joyce, Philip Ian
Published: University of Leicester 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.696924