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Volume transmission and pain perception.

Authors :
Castañeda-Hernández GC
Bach-y-Rita P
Source :
TheScientificWorldJournal [ScientificWorldJournal] 2003 Aug 02; Vol. 3, pp. 677-83. Date of Electronic Publication: 2003 Aug 02.
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Volume transmission (VT) is the diffusion through the brain extracellular fluid of neurotransmitters released at points that may be remote from the target cells with the resulting activation of extrasynaptic receptors. VT appears to play multiple roles in the brain in normal and abnormal activity, brain plasticity and drug actions. The relevance of VT to pain perception has been explored in this review.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1537-744X
Volume :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
TheScientificWorldJournal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
12920309
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2003.53