Pharmacogenetic study of pruritus induced by epidural morphine for post cesarean section analgesia

Objective: The mechanism through which neuroaxial morphine causes pruritus has not been elucidated clearly and thoroughly. Materials and methods: a study in 129 female parturients was conducted to investigate the effect of 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on phenotype (pruritus) induced by...

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Main Authors: Chia-Chi Kung, Shiou-Sheng Chen, Hong-Jyh Yang, Chih-Jun Lai, Li-Kuei Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455917303091