Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Opioid Receptors: Gene Structure and Function
- 2 Endogenous Opioid Peptides and Analgesia
- 3 Supraspinal Mechanisms of Opioid Analgesia
- 4 Spinal Mechanisms of Opioid Analgesia
- 5 Peripheral Opioid Analgesia: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
- 6 Mechanisms of Tolerance
- 7 Opioid–Nonopioid Interactions
- 8 Transplantation of Opioid-Producing Cells
- 9 Clinical Implications of Physicochemical Properties of Opioids
- 10 Clinical Pharmacology and Adverse Effects
- 11 Pre-emptive Analgesia by Opioids
- 12 Intraoperative Use of Opioids
- 13 Opioids in Acute Pain
- 14 Patient-Controlled Analgesia with Opioids
- 15 Opioids in Chronic Nonmalignant Pain
- 16 Opioids in Cancer Pain
- 17 Opioids in Visceral Pain
- 18 Opioids in Obstetrics
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Opioid Receptors: Gene Structure and Function
- 2 Endogenous Opioid Peptides and Analgesia
- 3 Supraspinal Mechanisms of Opioid Analgesia
- 4 Spinal Mechanisms of Opioid Analgesia
- 5 Peripheral Opioid Analgesia: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
- 6 Mechanisms of Tolerance
- 7 Opioid–Nonopioid Interactions
- 8 Transplantation of Opioid-Producing Cells
- 9 Clinical Implications of Physicochemical Properties of Opioids
- 10 Clinical Pharmacology and Adverse Effects
- 11 Pre-emptive Analgesia by Opioids
- 12 Intraoperative Use of Opioids
- 13 Opioids in Acute Pain
- 14 Patient-Controlled Analgesia with Opioids
- 15 Opioids in Chronic Nonmalignant Pain
- 16 Opioids in Cancer Pain
- 17 Opioids in Visceral Pain
- 18 Opioids in Obstetrics
- Index
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- Opioids in Pain ControlBasic and Clinical Aspects, pp. v - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1998