The consequences of pain in early life: Injury-induced plasticity in developing pain pathways

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 344-352

  Schwaller, Fred ^a   Fitzgerald, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids; Descending pain control; Experience dependent plasticity; Hyperalgesia; Newborn infant

Indexed keywords

ENDOCANNABINOID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISEASE MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOALGESIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANCY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE SPROUTING; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NEWBORN DISEASE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN RECEPTOR; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

CANNABINOIDS; DESCENDING PAIN CONTROL; EXPERIENCE DEPENDENT-PLASTICITY; HYPERALGESIA; NEWBORN INFANT;

ANIMALS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURALGIA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84893406025     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12414     Document Type: Article

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