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Bradykinin and kallidin levels in the trapezius muscle in patients with work-related trapezius myalgia, in patients with whiplash associated pain, and in healthy controls – A microdialysis study of women

  • Björn Gerdle

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, SE 581 85 Linköping, Sweden
    • Pain and Rehabilitation Centre, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, SE 581 85 Linköping, Sweden. Tel.: +46 13221574; fax: +46 13224465.
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  • Ulrich Hilgenfeldt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Britt Larsson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, SE 581 85 Linköping, Sweden
    • Pain and Rehabilitation Centre, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
    • ,
  • Jesper Kristiansen

      Affiliations

    • National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • ,
  • Karen Søgaard

      Affiliations

    • National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • ,
  • Lars Rosendal

      Affiliations

    • Cyncron Clinical Research Unit, Copenhagen, Denmark

Received 11 January 2008 ,Revised 9 May 2008 ,Accepted 6 June 2008.

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PII: S0304-3959(08)00322-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.06.012

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