Sex differences and hormonal influences on response to cold pressor pain in humans

Journal of Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 151-160

  Kowalczyk, William J ^c   Evans, Suzette M ^c   Bisaga, Adam M ^c   Sullivan, Maria A ^c   Comer, Sandra D ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cold pressor pain; Hormones; Sex differences; Threshold; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WATER IMMERSION;

ADULT; COLD; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROGESTERONE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33644658328     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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