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Author:   S.D. Brain ,  P.K. Moore
Publisher:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Imprint:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Edition:   1999 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.510kg
ISBN:  

9783764358754

ISBN 10:   3764358750
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   01 December 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

A comparative discussion of A? and C fibres in different tissues.- The roles of spinal receptors in nociceptive responses.- Cutaneous hyperalgesia.- Capsaicin and pain mechanisms.- Nitric oxide and inflammatory pain.- Interactions between kinins and the inflammatory pain process.- Sensory neuropeptides, neurogenic inflammation and inflammatory cells.- Inflammatory pain and the joint.- Nerve growth factor and sensory nerve function.- The relationship between hyperalgesia and hyperresponsiveness in the lung.- Neuropeptides and the respiratory tract: Relevance to asthma and rhinitis.- Neuropeptides and the gut: Tachykinins and calcitonin gene-related peptide in intestinal inflammation and pain.- Regulation of meningeal blood flow by neuropeptides: Relevance to migraine.- Sensory peptides: Effects in ageing and wound healing.- Calcitonin gene-related peptides and their receptors.- Tachykinin receptors and the potential of tachykinin antagonists as clinically effective analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents.

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