The role of neuroinflammation and neuroimmune activation in persistent pain

^aDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA

^bDepartment of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project, University of Miami, R-48, 1600 N.W. 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA

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Received 20 December 2000; accepted 21 December 2000.