Translational Research in Pain and Itch

By: Chao Ma and Yuguang Huang

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Synopsis: This book provides a comprehensive review of the latestadvances in translational pain and itch research, and presents the cutting-edgedevelopments in the study of our two principal, yet most mysteries sensations. Despitethe slow progress in the discovery of effective therapies for chronic pain andpruritus, scientists around the globe now have a better understanding of whyand how these conditions occur. Based on these findings, a series of noveltreatment strategies are currently under development, and hopefully in a fewyears, medical practitioners will become more confident and optimistic whenfacing patients with these annoying and sometimes severe disorders. Thecontributing authors are world-renowned research scientists, who have madesignificant discoveries. The book is ofinterest to neuroscientists, neurologists and pharmacologists