Biochemical aspects of chronic pain and its relationship to treatment

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 313-324

  Pleuvry, Barbara J ^a   Lauretti, Gabriela Rocha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

acute pain; analgesia; chronic pain; neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANALGESIC AGENT; BRADYKININ; HISTAMINE; ICOSANOID; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE PEPTIDE; SEROTONIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; SUBSTANCE P;

BRAIN TISSUE; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN;

EID: 0029998581     PISSN: 01637258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-7258(96)00093-9     Document Type: Review

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