Characterization of cold sensitivity and thermal preference using an operant orofacial assay

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A hallmark of many orofacial pain disorders is cold sensitivity, but relative to heat-related pain, mechanisms of cold perception and the development of cold allodynia are not clearly understood. Molecular mediators of cold sensation...

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Main Authors: Caudle Robert M, Vierck Charles J, Rossi Heather L, Neubert John K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2006-12-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/2/1/37