BDNF as an effect modifier for gender effects on pain thresholds in healthy subjects

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 514, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-66

  Stefani, Luciana Cadore ^a,b   Torres, Iraci Lucena da Silva ^a,b   De Souza, Izabel Cristina Custodio ^a,b   Rozisky, Joanna Ripoll ^a,b   Fregni, Felipe ^c,d,e   Caumo, Wolnei ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF; Neuroplasticity; Pain; Pain threshold

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84859004006     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.02.057     Document Type: Article

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