Neuropathic pain as a process: Reversal of chronification in an animal model

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 315-323

  Dableh, Liliane J ^a,b   Yashpal, Kiran ^a,b   Henry, James L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Nerve injury; Neuropathy; Neuroplasticity; Neurotrauma; Tactile hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860442546     PISSN: 11787090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S17882     Document Type: Article

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