The Role of Interleukin-6 in Nociception and Pain
- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Vol. 96 (4), 1096-1103
- https://doi.org/10.1213/01.ane.0000055362.56604.78
Abstract
That IL-6 is an interesting target in the study of pain is underscored by its biomolecular properties, its localization after experimental pain, and its modulating effect on pain after administration.Keywords
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