Pain hypersensitivity mechanisms at a glance

There are two basic categories of pain: physiological pain, which serves an important protective function, and pathological pain, which can have a major negative impact on quality of life in the context of human disease. Major progress has been made in understanding the molecular mechanisms that dri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vijayan Gangadharan, Rohini Kuner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2013-07-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/6/4/889