Mechanisms of tension-type headache

Cephalalgia

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 786-789

  Jensen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; NO donor; NOS inhibitor; Pathophysiology; Peripheral sensitization; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METENKEPHALIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

DRUG EFFICACY; EMOTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIGRAINE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; STRESS; TENSION HEADACHE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 0035740816     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0333-1024.2001.00251.x     Document Type: Review

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