The sympathetic nervous system and pain

NeuroMolecular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-147

  Schlereth, Tanja ^a   Birklein, Frank ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome; Descending inhibition; Neurogenic inflammation; Nociception; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 58149185768     PISSN: 15351084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12017-007-8018-6     Document Type: Article

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