INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY ON δ OPIOID RECEPTOR EXPRESSION AND FUNCTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC NEUROPATHIC PAIN
Neuropathic (NP) pain is a debilitating chronic pain disorder that is a challenge to diagnose and an even greater challenge to treat. Commonly described as burning or shock-like, NP pain is characteristically resistant to traditional analgesic therapy. This thesis project aimed to investigate the po...
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| Language: | en en |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1974/1762 |