Cargando…
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...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
| Publicado: |
BioMed Central
2009
|
| Materias: | |
| 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 |