Pain message | Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicine
Painkillers act at different points along the pain pathways to turn the pain response down.
TweetClip Info
- Clip length: 3'01''
- Broadcast year: 2013
Curriculum Connection
- Biology | Infection and response | Treating, curing and preventing disease | Preventing and treating diseases
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- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicine
- Episode: Pain
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