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    • Diffuse Optical Tomography Activation in the Somatosensory Cortex: Specific Activation by Painful vs. Non-Painful Thermal Stimuli 

      Becerra, Lino Renan; Harris, William Hamilton; Grant, Margaret; George, Edward E.; Boas, David A.; Borsook, David (Public Library of Science, 2009)
      Background: Pain is difficult to assess due to the subjective nature of self-reporting. The lack of objective measures of pain has hampered the development of new treatments as well as the evaluation of current ones. ...
    • R-Flurbiprofen Reduces Neuropathic Pain in Rodents by Restoring Endogenous Cannabinoids 

      Bishay, Philipp; Schmidt, Helmut; Marian, Claudiu; Häussler, Annett; Wijnvoord, Nina; Ziebell, Simone; Metzner, Julia; Koch, Marco; Myrczek, Thekla; Bechmann, Ingo; Kuner, Rohini; Dehghani, Faramarz; Geisslinger, Gerd; Tegeder, Irmgard; Costigan, Michael (Public Library of Science, 2010)
      Background: R-flurbiprofen, one of the enantiomers of flurbiprofen racemate, is inactive with respect to cyclooxygenase inhibition, but shows analgesic properties without relevant toxicity. Its mode of action is still ...