Formalin evokes calcium transients from the endoplasmatic reticulum.

The formalin test is the most widely used behavioral screening test for analgesic compounds. The cellular mechanism of action of formaldehyde, inducing a typically biphasic pain-related behavior in rodents is addressed in this study. The chemoreceptor channel TRPA1 was suggested as primary transduce...

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Main Authors: Michael J M Fischer, Kailey J Soller, Susanne K Sauer, Joanna Kalucka, Gianluigi Veglia, Peter W Reeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4398422?pdf=render