The Effects of Age on Pain Sensitivity: Preclinical Studies

Pain Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Yezierski, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; Inflammation; Microglia; Neuropathic; Operant behavior; Plasticity; Reflex behavior

Indexed keywords

AGING; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MICROGLIA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLASTICITY; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM;

EID: 84859851531     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01311.x     Document Type: Article

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