Endogenous opioid peptides and the control of pain
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Endogenous opioid peptides and the control of pain.
After a brief discussion of physiologic bases of pain sensation, particularly with respect to central mechanisms of integration and control of nociceptive impulses, emphasis is centered on the possible existence of endogenous opioid systems functioning effectively to control pain in humans. Inducement of stress and certain techniques for applying stimuli of the electroacupuncture type activate ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Medicine
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0033-2917,1469-8978
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700021498