Search for dissertations about: "Abdullahi Warsame Afrah"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Abdullahi Warsame Afrah.

2. 1. Neuropeptide release in the rat dorsal horn in models of persistent pain : effects of opioids

   Author : Abdullahi Warsame Afrah; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Axotomy; Inflammation; Long term potentiation; Capsaicin; Opioids; Cholecystokinin; Substance P; Glutamate; NMDA; Spinal cord; Microdialysis; Radioimmunoassay.;

   Abstract : Nerve injury and tissue inflammation may lead to exaggerated responses to both noxious stimuli (hyperalgesia) and innocuous stimuli (allodynia). Altered release pattems of neurotransmitters in the dorsal hom of the spinal cord have been suggested to contribute to hyperalgesia and allodynia. READ MORE