Effect sizes in experimental pain produced by gender, genetic variants and sensitization procedures

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Doehring, Alexandra ^a   Küsener, Nele ^a   Flühr, Karin ^a   Neddermeyer, Till J ^a   Schneider, Gaby ^a   Lötsch, Jörn ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; MENTHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FEMALE; GENDER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HEAT; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; SENSITIZATION; STIMULUS; VARIANCE; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952509224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017724     Document Type: Article

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