Pain in knee osteoarthritis is associated with variation in the neurokinin 1/substance P receptor (TACR 1) gene
Background: Substance P (SP) is a pain- and inflammation-related neuropeptide which preferentially binds to the neurokinin receptor 1 (NK1). SP and NK1 receptors have been implicated in joint pain, inflammation and damage in animal models and human studies of osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this stu...
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Wiley
2017
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42828/ |