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Turning up the Heat on Pain: TRPV1 Receptors in Pain and Inflammation

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Szolcsányi, J. (2005). Hot peppers, pain and analgesics. In: Malmberg, A.B., Bley, K.R. (eds) Turning up the Heat on Pain: TRPV1 Receptors in Pain and Inflammation. Progress in Inflammation Research. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7379-2_1

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