Analgesic effect of intrathecal gabapentin in a rat model of persistent muscle pain

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 682-688

  Kang, Tae Wook ^a   Sohn, Min Kyun ^b   Park, Noh Kyoung ^a   Ko, Sang Hyung ^a   Cho, Kyoung Jin ^a   Beom, Jaewon ^b   Kang, Sangkuk ^a  

^a Sun General Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Analgesic effect; Intrathecal gabapentin injection; Persistent muscle pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938061369     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22340653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2014.38.5.682     Document Type: Article

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