A promising alternative to opioids.
basic_science · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 39344495.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.103003 and PMC identifier 11441975.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
A complex extracted from the amniotic membrane in humans reduces post-surgical pain in mice by directly inhibiting pain-sensing neurons.
Medical subject headings
- Postoperative Pain
- Analgesics, Opioid