The diverse world of vitamin D: Does it also modulate pain sensation?

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 371-372

  Arnson, Yoav ^a,c   Amital, Daniela ^b,c   Amital, Howard ^a,c  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NESS ZIONA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Cancer; Fibromyalgia; Pain; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

1,25 DIHYDROXYERGOCALCIFEROL; 7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; RETINOL; VITAMIN D;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NOCICEPTION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PAIN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 69249152285     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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