Diffuse noxious inhibitory control
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Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Controls (DNIC or Central Pain Modulation) refers to an endogenous pain modulatory pathway which can be described as "pain inhibits pain" [1]
See also
References
- ^ D. Le Bars, A.H. Dickenson and J.M. Besson (1979). "Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC). Effects on dorsal horn convergent neurones in the rat". Pain. 6: 283–304.