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Increased capsaicin receptor TRPV1-expressing sensory fibres in irritable bowel syndrome and their correlation with abdominal pain

OBJECTIVE: The capsaicin receptor TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1) may play an important role in visceral pain and hypersensitivity states. In irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), abdominal pain is a common and distressing symptom where the pathophysiology is still not clearly define...

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Autores principales: Akbar, A, Yiangou, Y, Facer, P, Walters, J R F, Anand, P, Ghosh, S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2564830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18252749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.2007.138982