Central sensitization in patients with non-cardiac chest pain: A clinical experimental study

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 640-649

  Mohr Drewes, Asbjørn ^a,b   Pedersen, Jan ^a   Reddy, Hariprasad ^a   Rasmussen, Klaus ^a   Funch Jensen, Peter ^c   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^b   Gregersen, Hans ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CNS; Experimental pain; Non cardiac chest pain; Oesophagus; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TEMPORAL SUMMATION;

ACIDS; ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BUTYLSCOPOLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEST PAIN; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NOCICEPTORS; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33745700398     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520500442559     Document Type: Article

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