A role of supraspinal galanin in behavioural hyperalgesia in the rat.

In chronic pain disorders, galanin (GAL) is able to either facilitate or inhibit nociception in the spinal cord but the contribution of supraspinal galanin to pain signalling is mostly unknown. The dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (DMH) is rich in galanin receptors (GALR) and is involved in b...

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Main Authors: Diana Amorim, Ana David-Pereira, Patrícia Marques, Sónia Puga, Patrícia Rebelo, Patrício Costa, Antti Pertovaara, Armando Almeida, Filipa Pinto-Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4236133?pdf=render