title: Where do triptans act in the treatment of migraine?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. aahn@itsa.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Allan I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Basbaum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism*; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D058825:Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D018170:Sumatriptan / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D058825:Serotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D018170:Sumatriptan