Ethnicity and OPRM variant independently predict pain perception and patient-controlled analgesia usage for post-operative pain

BACKGROUND: Morphine consumption can vary widely between individuals even for identical surgical procedures. As mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) is known to modulate pain perception and mediate the analgesic effects of opioid compounds in the central nervous system, we examined the influence of two OPRM p...

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Autores principales: Tan, Ene-choo, Lim, Eileen CP, Teo, Yik-ying, Lim, Yvonne, Law, Hai-yang, Sia, Alex T
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2709614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19545447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1744-8069-5-32

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2709614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19545447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1744-8069-5-32

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