Vol. 30 (5) 2009 Neuro endocrinology letters

Assessment of chronic benign and cancer pain using blood plasma biomarkers.

OBJECTIVE: The objective was a systematic study of the biochemical markers which are descriptive for the dynamics of pain processes.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The patients who had not been systematically treated for pain prior to their participation in this study consisted of 20 non-oncological (mean age 56.5 years).....