The effect of postnatal morphine exposure on spinal processing of sensory inputs

Neonates and children differ from adults in pain processing, particularly in descending pain pathways, which mature from facilitatory to inhibitory during a critical period in postnatal development. Opioid exposure has been shown to accelerate this maturation process. Therefore, this study aims to f...

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Main Author: Platten, Amy
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/81080/