The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 895-926 , September 2009

Central Sensitization: A Generator of Pain Hypersensitivity by Central Neural Plasticity

  • Alban Latremoliere
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  • Clifford J. Woolf

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr Clifford J. Woolf, Neural Plasticity Research Group, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129.

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 Editor's Note: This article is 1 in a series of invited Critical Review articles designed to celebrate The Journal of Pain's 10th year anniversary of publication.

 Supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale.

PII: S1526-5900(09)00609-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.06.012

The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 9 , Pages 895-926 , September 2009

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