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Current concepts in the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia: the potential role of oxidative stress and nitric oxide.
Rheumatology international - 1 May 2006
Ozgocmen Salih, Ozyurt Huseyin, Sogut Sadik, Akyol Omer
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Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic pain syndrome with an unknown etiology. Recent years added new information to our understanding of FM pathophysiology. Researches on genetics, biogenic amines, neurotransmitters, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis hormones, oxidative stress, and mechanisms of pain modulation, central sensitization, and autonomic functions in FM revealed various abnormalities indicating that...
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