Endogenous morphine - Another component and biological modifier of the response to surgical injury?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1167-1168

  Kehlet, H ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIER; MORPHINE;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; EDITORIAL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INJURY;

ANIMALS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; MORPHINE; OPIOID PEPTIDES; SWINE;

EID: 0033792969     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2000.441001.x     Document Type: Editorial

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