The effect of the menstrual cycle on affective modulation of pain and nociception in healthy women

Pain

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 365-372

  Rhudy, Jamie L ^a   Bartley, Emily J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Descending modulation; Emotion; Menstrual cycle; Nociception; Nociceptive flexion reflex; Pain

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FLEXOR REFLEX; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SKIN STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951765208     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.041     Document Type: Article

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