Prenatal alcohol exposure is a risk factor for adult neuropathic pain via aberrant neuroimmune function

Prenatal alcohol exposure is a risk factor for adult neuropathic pain via aberrant neuroimmune function

Abstract Background Clinical studies show that prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) results in effects that persist into adulthood. Experimental animal models of moderate PAE demonstrate that young adults with PAE display potentiated sensitivity to light touch, clinically termed allodynia, following scia...

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Main Authors: Joshua J. Sanchez, Shahani Noor, Suzy Davies, Daniel Savage, Erin D. Milligan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Subjects:
Neuropathic pain
Prenatal alcohol exposure
Glia
Neuroimmune function
Peripheral immune system
Spinal cord
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-017-1030-3

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