INTER-INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY IN PAIN AMONG HEALTHY AFRICAN VOLUNTEERS: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE
Author(s): Umar A. H.; Isa A. S.; Suleiman I.; Mustapha M. S.; Muhammad U. A.; Muhammad A.; Yusha'u Y.; Ayo J. O.; Danjuma N. M.; Mohammed A.
Institute(s): 1,2,3,5,6,7,10 Department of Human Physiology, ABU, Zaria; 8 Department of Veterinary Physiology, ABU, Zaria; 9 Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, ABU, Zaria; 4 Department of Human Physiology, GSU, Gombe; 6,10 Department of Human Physiology, MAU, Yola
Volume 7 / Issue 2
Abstract
Pain, either clinical or experimental, is characterised by a high degree of inter- individual variability, associated with environmental, physiological and genetic factors. This study was designed to investigate sex and ethnic differences in pain perception and the roles of serum glutamate and serotonin concentrations on experimental pain responses among healthy Nigerian adult population.
Number of Pages: 10
Number of Words: 3255
First Page: 46
Last Page: 54