Are there sex differences in affective modulation of spinal nociception and pain?

Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1429-1441

  Rhudy, Jamie L ^a   Bartley, Emily J ^a   Williams, Amy E ^a   McCabe, Klanci M ^a   Chandler, Mary C ^a   Russell, Jennifer L ^a   Kerr, Kara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Nociceptive flexion reflex; Pain; Pain modulation; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE FLEXION REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFLEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 78649649693     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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