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Comment
. 2006 Nov;128(5):491-3.
doi: 10.1085/jgp.200609676.

Why pain gets worse: the mechanism of heat hyperalgesia

Xuming Zhang  1 , Peter A McNaughton
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Why pain gets worse: the mechanism of heat hyperalgesia

Xuming Zhang et al. J Gen Physiol. 2006 Nov.
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