Prickly painkiller.

• Autores: Arlene Weintraub
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 309, Nº. 1, 2013, págs. 14-14
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the development of an experimental plant extract for use in pain treatment. Topics include a compound in a cactuslike plant found in Morocco, called resiniferatoxin (RTX), RTX's mechanism of action, and a U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial of RTX in people with advanced cancer.