The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 306-315 , March 2009

Additive Antinociceptive Effects of the Selective Nav1.8 Blocker A-803467 and Selective TRPV1 Antagonists in Rat Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain Models

Received 14 April 2008 ,Revised 26 August 2008 ,Accepted 22 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.09.007

The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 306-315 , March 2009

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