An overview of the mechanisms of hyperalgesia

Pulmonary Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 4-5, 1995, Pages 161-167

  Woolf, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0029551020     PISSN: 09520600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pulp.1995.1021     Document Type: Article

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