The effect of gonadal hormones on the sensation of pain : Quantitative sensory testing in women
Accumulating evidence points to sex differences in pain sensitivity and many chronic pain conditions preferentially affect women. Sex hormones, and in particular estrogens, have been shown to affect pain processing and pain sensitivity in animals, although the findings are divergent. The aim of the...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Linköpings universitet, Cellbiologi
2011
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-71210 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7393-079-6 |