An animal model of Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) for assessment of peripheral gamma-aminobutuyric acid A (GABAA) receptors as an analgesic target
Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is a chronic pain syndrome characterised by burning pain in patients with clinically normal oral mucosa (Grushka et al., 2002). The prevalence of BMS increases with age and occurs far more commonly in women, with estimated female to male ratios ranging from 3:1 to 16:1 (...
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University of British Columbia
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43890 |