Endogenous N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG) inhibits synaptic plasticity/transmission in the amygdala in a mouse inflammatory pain model
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The peptide neurotransmitter N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG) is widely expressed throughout the vertebrate nervous system, including the pain processing neuraxis. Inhibitors of NAAG peptidases are analgesic in animal models of pain....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2010-09-01
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Series: | Molecular Pain |
Online Access: | http://www.molecularpain.com/content/6/1/60 |