The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 9 , Pages 847-853 , September 2010

Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Induces a 2-Phase Antinociceptive Response of Unusually Long Duration in Mice

  • Eunhee Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
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  • Lisa M. Zelinski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
    • ,
  • Yusuke Ohgami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
    • ,
  • Donald Y. Shirachi

      Affiliations

    • Chico Hyperbaric Center, Chico, California
    • ,
  • Raymond M. Quock

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
    • Center for Integrated Biotechnology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Raymond M. Quock, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, P.O. Box 646534, Pullman, WA 99164.

Received 7 August 2009 ,Revised 23 November 2009 ,Accepted 2 December 2009.

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 Supported by NIH Grant GM-77153 (R.M.Q.) and funds from the WSU College of Pharmacy, the Allen I. White Distinguished Professorship and the Chico Hyperbaric Center. None of the authors have a conflict of interest in this work.

PII: S1526-5900(09)00886-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.12.004

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 9 , Pages 847-853 , September 2010

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