The control of pain in peripheral tissue by opioids

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 332, Issue 25, 1995, Pages 1685-1690

  Epstein, Franklin H ^a   Stein, Christoph ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN; OPIATE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANALGESIA; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; NARCOTICS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029071107     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199506223322506     Document Type: Review

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