Impaired diffuse noxious inhibitory controls: An additional mechanism of pain in chronic pancreatitis?

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 647-648

  Czakanski, Peter ^a   Ness, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN THRESHOLD; SENSITIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; COMPLICATION; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; PAIN; PANCREATITIS, CHRONIC;

EID: 77955270393     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.04.016     Document Type: Editorial

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