Balancing nociception in cycling females

Pain

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 9-10

  Berkley, Karen J ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

CHRONIC PAIN; COLD PRESSOR TEST; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MYALGIA; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 70349782299     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.08.031     Document Type: Editorial

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