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Gender, variation in opioid receptor genes and sensitivity to experimental pain.
Molecular pain - 9 Apr 2013
Sato Hiroe, Droney Joanne, Ross Joy, Olesen Anne Estrup, Staahl Camilla, Andresen Trine, Branford Ruth, Riley Julia, Arendt-Nielsen Lars, Drewes Asbjørn Mohr
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pain tolerance is subject to considerable inter-individual variation, which may be influenced by a number of genetic and non-genetic factors. The mu, delta and kappa opioid receptors play a role in pain perception and are thought to mediate different pain modalities. The aim of this study was to explore associations between pain thresholds and gender and genetic variants in the three opioid receptor...
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