The Journal of Pain
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 59-66 , January 2007

Lactate Concentrations in Incisions Indicate Ischemic-like Conditions May Contribute to Postoperative Pain

Presented at the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA, November 2, 2003.

  • Tae Jung Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Luke Freml

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
    • ,
  • Soo Seog Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Timothy J. Brennan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Timothy J. Brennan, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive 6 JCP, Iowa City, IA 52242.

Received 22 November 2005 ,Revised 7 June 2006 ,Accepted 7 June 2006.

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 Supported by the Department of Anesthesia at the University of Iowa and by National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, grants GM 55831 and GM 067762 to T.J.B.

PII: S1526-5900(06)00860-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2006.06.003

The Journal of Pain
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 59-66 , January 2007

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