Pain-related increase of excitatory transmission and decrease of inhibitory transmission in the central nucleus of the amygdala are mediated by mGluR1

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Neuroplasticity in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA), particularly its latero-capsular division (CeLC), is an important contributor to the emotional-affective aspects of pain. Previous studies showed synaptic plasticity of excitatory transmission to the C...

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Main Authors: Neugebauer Volker, Ren Wenjie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-12-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/6/1/93