Pain in chronic pancreatitis: The role of nerves

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 67-72

  Bockman, Dale E ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic inflammation; Ischemia; Pain; Perineurium; Pressure

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CIRCULATION; EFFERENT NERVE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; ISCHEMIA; NERVE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PERINEURIUM; PH; SCHWANN CELL; STRETCH RECEPTOR;

EID: 0029886146     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000172411     Document Type: Article

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