Nitric oxide as a chemical link in the generation of pain from veins in humans

Pain

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 139-142

  Kindgen Milles, D ^a   Arndt, J O ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bradykinin; Hyperosmolality; N(G) mono methyl L arginine; Nitric oxide; Pain; Vein

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BRADYKININ; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEROSMOLARITY; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN;

EID: 0030056262     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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