Antinociceptive Effects of Intrathecal Melatonin on Formalin- and Thermal-induced Pain in Rats |
Chung, Sung Tae
(Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Jin, Won Jong (Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) Bae, Hong Beom (Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) Kim, Seok Jai (Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) Choi, Jeong Il (Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) Kang, Myung Woo (Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) Jeong, Chang Young (Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) Yoon, Myung Ha (Departments of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School) |
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