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Sensory Nerves

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Brendan J. Canning

    1. Dept. Medicine, Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, Baltimore, U.S.A.

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  2. Domenico Spina

    1. School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

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Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology (HEP, volume 194)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Role of sensory nerves in disease

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Neuropathic Pain: A Clinical Perspective

      • Ralf Baron
      Pages 3-30

    3. Visceral Pain: The Neurophysiological Mechanism

      • Jyoti N. Sengupta
      Pages 31-74

    4. Migraine

      • Silvia Benemei, Paola Nicoletti, Jay G. Capone, Francesco De Cesaris, Pierangelo Geppetti
      Pages 75-89

    5. Afferent Nerve Regulation of Bladder Function in Health and Disease

      • William C. de Groat, Naoki Yoshimura
      Pages 91-138

    6. Sensory Nerves and Airway Irritability

      • B.J. Canning, D. Spina
      Pages 139-183

    7. Regulation of Cardiac Afferent Excitability in Ischemia

      • Liang-Wu Fu, John C. Longhurst
      Pages 185-225

    8. Roles of Gastro-oesophageal Afferents in the Mechanisms and Symptoms of Reflux Disease

      • Amanda J. Page, L. Ashley Blackshaw
      Pages 227-257

  3. Cell and molecular mechanisms regulating sensory nerve function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 260-260
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    2. Transient Receptor Potential Channels on Sensory Nerves

      • S.R. Eid, D.N. Cortright
      Pages 261-281

    3. Acid-Sensitive Ion Channels and Receptors

      • Peter Holzer
      Pages 283-332

    4. Purines and Sensory Nerves

      • Geoffrey Burnstock
      Pages 333-392

    5. Sensory-Nerve-Derived Neuropeptides: Possible Therapeutic Targets

      • Elizabeth S. Fernandes, Sabine M. Schmidhuber, Susan D. Brain
      Pages 393-416

    6. Cytokine and Chemokine Regulation of Sensory Neuron Function

      • Richard J. Miller, Hosung Jung, Sonia K. Bhangoo, Fletcher A. White
      Pages 417-449

    7. The Role of Peptides in Central Sensitization

      • V.S. Seybold
      Pages 451-491

  4. Current and Future treatment strategies targeting sensory nerves

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 494-494
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    2. Opioids and Sensory Nerves

      • Christoph Stein, Christian Zöllner
      Pages 495-518

    3. The Pharmacology of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in Sensory Neurones

      • Reginald J. Docherty, Clare E. Farmer
      Pages 519-561

    4. Role of Calcium in Regulating Primary Sensory Neuronal Excitability

      • T.D. Gover, T.H. Moreira, D. Weinreich
      Pages 563-587
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“This is a very detailed and comprehensive textbook concerning the energetics, biochemistry, physiology, and neurological implications of sensory nerves. … this monograph is a welcome addition and primer for medical students, graduate fellows, professors, and physiology research personnel working with human and animal preparations.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, February, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Medicine, Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center, Baltimore, U.S.A.

    Brendan J. Canning

  • School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

    Domenico Spina

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sensory Nerves

  • Editors: Brendan J. Canning, Domenico Spina

  • Series Title: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79090-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-79089-1Published: 28 August 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51846-5Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-79090-7Published: 05 August 2009

  • Series ISSN: 0171-2004

  • Series E-ISSN: 1865-0325

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 624

  • Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology, Neurology

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