Measurement of muscle sympathetic nerve activity reveals true sympathetic changes in chronic pain

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1083-1083

  Green, A L ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOTE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 84866938623     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: 1469445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2012.067215     Document Type: Note

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