Pain elicited by blunt pressure: neurobiological basis and clinical relevance

aInstitute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Saarstrasse 21, D-55099 Mainz, Germany bDepartment of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College, London, UK ∗Corresponding author. Tel.: +49-6131-3925715; fax: +49-6131-3925902 E-mail: [email protected] Submitted June 3, 2002; accepted June 4, 2002.