Increased capsaicin receptor TRPV1 in skin nerve fibres and related vanilloid receptors TRPV3 and TRPV4 in keratinocytes in human breast pain

• Main Authors: Facer Paul (Author), Holdcroft Anita (Author), Wan Elaine (Author), Gopinath Preethi (Author), Davis John B (Author), Smith Graham D (Author), Bountra Chas (Author), Anand Praveen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Breast pain and tenderness affects 70% of women at some time. These symptoms have been attributed to stretching of the nerves with increase in breast size, but tissue mechanisms are poorly understood.</p> <p>Methods</p...