Chronic widespread pain: Increased glutamate and lactate concentrations in the trapezius muscle and plasma

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 409-420

  Gerdle, Björn ^a   Larsson, Britt ^a   Forsberg, Frida ^a   Ghafouri, Nazdar ^a   Karlsson, Linn ^a   Stensson, Niclas ^a   Ghafouri, Bijar ^a,b,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Pain and Rehabilitation Centre   (Sweden)

^c Pain and Rehabilitation Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

algesic; fibromyalgia syndrome; metabolite; microdialysis; pain; widespread pain; women

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCEROL; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID; CARBON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC WIDESPREAD PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MICRODIALYSIS; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MYALGIA; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; BLOOD; CATASTROPHIZING; DIAGNOSTIC USE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; CARBON ISOTOPES; CATASTROPHIZATION; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN THRESHOLD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84898037832     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31829e9d2a     Document Type: Article

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