Chasing Men on Fire : The Story of the Search for a Pain Gene /

A thirty-year quest, from genes to pain-signaling neurons to people with a rare genetic disorder that makes them feel they are on fire.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Waxman, Stephen G. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2018]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Pain > Treatment.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Pain Management.
Douleur > Traitement.
Douleur > Aspect genetique.
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Pain Management
Pain > genetics
Pain > Genetic aspects.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Dissecting God's megaphone : the search for a pain gene
  • Sherrington's enchanted loom and Huxley's science fiction
  • Alabama to Beijing and back
  • Avalanche
  • Two sides of one coin
  • Eavesdropping
  • Twisted nerve : a ganglion gone awry
  • Crossing borders
  • From zebras to horses
  • Ripples
  • Seven years from theory toward therapy via "pain in a dish"
  • From trial-and-error to first-time-around : toward genomically-guided therapy
  • Precision
  • "The important thing is not to stop."

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