Molecular and Cell Biology of Pain

Download or read book Molecular and Cell Biology of Pain written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pain is the number one reason that people seek medical attention but pain is still under- and poorly-treated world-wide. The purpose of this book is to give an up to date picture of what causes pain, how pain becomes chronic and what pharmacological targets might be manipulated to alleviate acute and chronic pain. The book will cover a wide array of topics from gene polymorphisms to voltage-gated ion channels moving from cellular biology to whole animal physiology. Written by future leaders in the pain field Covers a wide range of targets Contains provocative ideas about the future direction of the pain field.