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

• Main Authors: Iwata Koichi (Author), Nakagawa Kazuharu (Author), Kitagawa Junichi (Author), Tsuboi Yoshiyuki (Author), Takeda Mamoru (Author), Matsumoto Shigeji (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<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...