To investigate alteration of beta 2-adrenergic receptor (beta 2 AR) function in chronic localized myalgia subjects by evaluating levels of the beta 2 AR second messenger, cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), in mononuclear cells after beta AR-agonist stimulation.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama, Japan, 700-8525. maekawa@md.okayama-u.ac.jp