Relation of Substance P to Pain Transmission: Neurophysiological Evidence

This chapter contains section titled: Substance P effects on dorsal horn neurons Inhibition of substance P release as a mechanism of opioid analgesia Other neurophysiological evidence relating substance P to pain Implications of substance P dysfunction in chronic pain syndromes What should one expect with a depletion of substance P from primary afferents? References Discussion References Substance P effects on dorsal horn neurons Inhibition of substance P release as a mechanism of opioid analgesia Other neurophysiological evidence relating substance P to pain Implications of substance P dysfunction in chronic pain syndromes What should one expect with a depletion of substance P from primary afferents? References Discussion References