Spinal Sensitization Mechanisms Promoting Pain: Gabaergic Disinhibition and Pkmζ-Mediated Plasticity

As a major public health problem affecting more that 76.5 million Americans, chronic pain is one main reason why people seek medical attention. It is a pathological nervous system disorder that persists for months or years. Sensitization of nociceptive neurons in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord i...

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Main Author: Asiedu, Marina N.
Other Authors: Price, Theodore J.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/232496