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Author:   Allan I. Basbaum (Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, USA) ,  Akimichi Kaneko (Professor, Seijoh University School of Rehabilitation, Aichi Ken, Japan) ,  Gordon G. Shepherd (Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA) ,  Gerald Westheimer (Professor of the Graduate School Division of Neurobiology and Clinical Professor of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 19.20cm , Height: 5.60cm , Length: 26.20cm
Weight:   3.030kg
ISBN:  

9780123746252

ISBN 10:   0123746256
Pages:   1056
Publication Date:   08 August 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface by Basbaum and Bushnell 1 The Adequate Stimulus R.D. Treede Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany 2 Pain Theories F. Cervero McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada 3 Anatomy of Nociceptors S. Mense Institut für Anatomie und Zellbiologie, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany 4 Molecular Biology of the Nociceptor/Transduction M.S. Gold University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 5 Zoster-Associated Pain and Nociceptors H. Maija Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland 6 Ectopic Generators M. Devor Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel 7 Sodium Channels John N. Wood University College London, London, UK 8 Physiology of Nociceptors M. Ringkamp Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA 9 Itch E. Carstens University of California, Davis, CA, USA 10 Thermal Sensation (Cold and Heat) through Thermosensitive TRP Channel Activation Makoto Tominaga National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan 11 The Development of Nociceptive Systems G.J. Hathway University College London, London, UK 12 Appropriate/Inappropriate Developed Pain Paths J. Schouenborg Lund University, Lund, Sweden 13 Pain Control: A Child-Centered Approach Patricia A. McGrath The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 14 Assaying Pain-Related Genes: Preclinical and Clinical Correlates V.E. Scott Global Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Abbott Park, IL, USA 15 Evolutionary Aspects of Pain E.T. Walters University of Texas at Houston, Medical School, Houston, TX, USA 16 Redheads and Pain J.S. Mogil McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada 17 Autonomic Nervous System and Pain W. Jänig Physiologisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany 18 Sympathetic Blocks for Pain Sharma Columbia University, New York, NY, USA 19 Sprouting in Dorsal Root Ganglia E.M. McLachlan Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Randwick, NSW, Australia 20 Vagal Afferent Neurons and Pain W. Jänig Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany 21 Sex, Gender, and Pain R.B. Fillingim University of Florida College of Dentistry, Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science Gainesville, FL, USA 22 Neurotrophins and Pain Lorne M. Mendell State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA 23 Morphological and Neurochemical Organization of the Spinal Dorsal Horn A. Ribeiro-da-Silva McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada 24 Spinal Cord Physiology of Nociception A.R. Light University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 25 What is a Wide-Dynamic-Range Cell D. Le Bars INSERM U-713, Paris, France 26 Spinal Cord Mechanisms of Hyperalgesia and Allodynia T.J. Coderre McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada 27 Glycine Receptors H.U. Zeilhofer University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 28 Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury R.P. Yezierski Comprehensive Center for Pain Research and The McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 29 Long-Term Potentiation in Pain Pathways J. Sandkühler Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria 30 Immune System, Pain and Analgesia H.L. Rittner Charité ? Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany 31 Mechanisms of Glial Activation after Nerve Injury L.R. Watkins University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA 32 Trigeminal Mechanisms of Nociception: Peripheral and Brainstem Organization D.A. Bereiter University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA 33 Migraine ? A Disorder Involving Trigeminal Brainstem Mechanisms P.J. Goadsby University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA 34 Tooth Pain M.R. Byers University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA 35 Ascending Pathways: Anatomy and Physiology D. Lima Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal 36 Dorsal Columns and Visceral Pain W.D. Willis Jr. University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA 37 Visceral Pain G.F. Gebhart University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 38 Irritable Bowel Syndrome S. Bradesi University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA 39 Pain in Childbirth U. Wesselmann The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 40 Urothelium as a Pain Organ L.A. Birder University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 41 The Brainstem and Nociceptive Modulation M.M. Heinricher Oregon Health science University, Portland, OR, USA 42 Emotional and Behavioral Significance of the Pain Signal and the Role of the Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray (PAG) K. Keay University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia 43 The Thalamus and Nociceptive Processing J.O. Dostrovsky University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 44 Psychophysics of Sensations Evoked by Stimulation of the Human Central Nervous System S. Ohara Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA 45 Nociceptive Processing in the Cerebral Cortex R.D. Treede Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany 46 Phantom Limb Pai H. Flor Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany 47 Human Insular Recording and Stimulation F. Mauguière Lyon I University and INSERM U879, Bron, France 48 The Rostral Agranular Insular Cortex L. Jasmin Neurosurgery and Gene Therapeutics Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA 49 Descending Control Mechanisms K. Ren University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA 50 Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Controls (DNIC) D. Le Bars INSERM U-713, Paris, France 51 Fibromyalgia R. Staud University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 52 Pain Perception ? Nociception during Sleep G.J. Lavigne Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada 53 Pharmacological Modulation of Pain A. Dray AstraZeneca Research and Development, Montreal, PQ, Canada 54 Forebrain Opiates J.-K. Zubieta University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 55 Neuropathic Pain: Basic Mechanisms (Animal) M.H. Ossipov University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 56 Animal Models and Neuropathic Pain I. Decosterd University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland 57 Neuropathic Pain: Clinical R. Baron Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Kiel, Germany 58 Neurogenic Inflammation in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) F. Birklein University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany 59 Complex Regional Pain Syndromes R. Baron Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Kiel, Germany 60 Poststroke Pain T.S. Jensen Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark 61 Psychophysics of Pain R.H. Gracely University of Michigan Health System, VAMC, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 62 Consciousness and Pain M. Devor Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel 63 Assessing Pain in Animals S.W.G. Derbyshire University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 64 Psychological Modulation of Pain D.D. Price University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 65 The Placebo Effect F. Benedetti University of Turin Medical School, Turin, Italy 66 Hypnotic Analgesia P. Rainville Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada INDEX

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The compendium stands out in terms of the number of world-renowned authors which reads like an impressive who's who of international pain research. Its abundant eye-catching full-color figures invite a browsing through the pages. Science of Pain would be a welcome addition to any pain scientist's book collection and for anyone looking for a reference book about basic science of pain and related disorders. --European Journal of Pain (February 2011)

Science of Pain would be a welcome addition to any pain scientist's book collection and for anyone looking for a reference book about basic science of pain and related disorders. --European Journal of Pain (February 2011)

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