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Mechanisms of pain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001 Oct 09;98(21):11845-6

Date

09/20/2001

Pubmed ID

11562504

Pubmed Central ID

PMC59728

DOI

10.1073/pnas.211373398

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0035834013 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   124 Citations

Abstract

Persistent or chronic pain is the primary reason people seek medical care, yet current therapies are either inadequate for certain types of pain or cause intolerable side effects. Recently, pain neurobiologists have identified a number of cellular and molecular processes that lead to the initiation and maintenance of pain. Understanding these underlying mechanisms has given significant promise for the development of more effective, more specific pain therapies in the near future.

Author List

Stucky CL, Gold MS, Zhang X

Author

Cheryl L. Stucky PhD Professor in the Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Humans
Morphine
Neuronal Plasticity
Neurons, Afferent
Nociceptors
Pain
Public Health
Receptors, Drug
Research
Signal Transduction
TRPV Cation Channels