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- Title
Nocistatin, a peptide that blocks nociceptin action in pain transmission.
- Authors
Okuda-Ashitaka, Emiko; Minami, Toshiaki; Tachibana, Shinro; Yoshihara, Yoshihiro; Nishiuchi, Yuji; Kimura, Terutoshi; Ito, Seiji
- Abstract
Presents research which showed that the nociceptin precursor contains another biologically active peptide, called nocistatin. Function of the neuropeptide nociceptin, or orphanin FQ; How nocistatin works; Allodynia-blocking activity of the carboxy-terminal hexapeptide of nocistatin; Intrathecal pretreatment with anti-nocistatin antibody; Nocistatin binding activity.
- Subjects
NOCICEPTORS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHYSIOLOGICAL aspects of pain; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Nature, 1998, Vol 392, Issue 6673, p286
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/32660