Peripheral and central mechanisms of pain

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-11

  Grubb, B D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Model, inflammatory disease; Neurotransmitter systems, gene expression; Pain, mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

EID: 0031826670     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.1.8     Document Type: Review

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