β2-adrenoceptors are essential for desipramine, venlafaxine or reboxetine action in neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain is a disease caused by a lesion or dysfunction of the nervous system. Antidepressants or anticonvulsants are presently the best available treatments. The mechanism by which antidepressants relieve neuropathic pain remains poorly understood. Using pharmacological and transgenic appro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-03-01
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Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996108002817 |