Pain/Related Articles

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Neurology [r]: The medical specialty concerned with evaluating the nervous system and the other system that it affects, and the treatment of nervous system disorders. ^[e]
Pain management [r]: Add brief definition or description

Bradykinin receptor [r]: Cell surface receptors that bind bradykinin and related kinins with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. ^[e]
Bradykinin [r]: Nonapeptide messenger that is enzymatically produced from kallidin in the blood where it is a potent but short-lived agent of arteriolar dilation and increased capillary permeability. ^[e]
Prostaglandin [r]: Add brief definition or description
Kallikrein-kinin system [r]: System of metabolic interactions by products produced in the distal nephron of the kidney. ^[e]
- Kinins [r]: These peptides are autacoids that act locally to produce pain, vasodilatation, increased vascular permeability, and the synthesis of prostaglandins. ^[e]

{{r|Referred pain