Investigation of diffuse noxious inhibitory controls in the rat monosodium iodoacetate model of osteoarthritis pain

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, with chronic pain being the most frequent and debilitating consequence. Current analgesics are inadequate in treating OA pain due to poor efficacy or serious side effects. Mechanistic studies in humans suggest dysfunction of descending inhibi...

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Main Author: Simmonds, Victoria
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/64840/