Role of spinal cord glutamate transporter during normal sensory transmission and pathological pain states

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Glutamate is a neurotransmitter critical for spinal excitatory synaptic transmission and for generation and maintenance of spinal states of pain hypersensitivity via activation of glutamate receptors. Understanding the regulation of synaptically and non-synaptica...

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Main Authors: Stephens Robert L, Gu Jianguo, Tao Yuan-Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2005-10-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/1/1/30