Toward better pain control

被引:13
作者
Basbaum, Allan I. [1 ]
Julius, David [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Anat, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
关键词
(Edited Abstract);
D O I
10.1038/scientificamerican0606-60
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Advances in understanding the cells and molecules that transmit pain signals are providing new targets for drugs that could relieve various kinds of pain, including those poorly controlled by existing therapies.
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页码:60 / 67
页数:8
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