From the Gender Gap to Neuroactive Steroids: Exploring Multiple Cases to Further Understand Neuropathic Pain

Overview

Journal Int J Mol Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Chemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2023 May 27

PMID 37239924

Authors

Sara Marinelli

Roberto Coccurello

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Abstract

Neuropathic pain (NeuP) is still an intractable form of highly debilitating chronic pain, resulting from a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system [...].

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