Decreased pain perception and risk for hypertension: Considering a common physiological mechanism

Psychophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 683-692

  France, Christopher R ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoalgesia; Pain; Risk for hypertension

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ENDORPHIN; NALOXONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOALGESIA; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD;

EID: 0032704086     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0048577299990030     Document Type: Article

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