Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology

Usunoff, K.G.; Popratiloff, A.; Schmitt, Oliver; Wree, Andreas

Pain is an unpleasant but very important biological signal for danger. Nociception is necessary for survival and maintaining the integrity of the organism in a potentially hostile environment. Pain is both a sensory experience and a perceptual metaphor for damage and it is activated by noxious stimuli that act on a complex pain sensory apparatus. However, chronic pain having no more a protective role can become a ruining disease itself, termed "neuropathic pain".

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2005-12-19

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783540281627

DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28166-5

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 120