GABAergic synaptic response and its opioidergic modulation in periaqueductal gray neurons of rats with neuropathic pain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Neuropathic pain is a chronic and intractable symptom associated with nerve injury. The periaqueductal gray (PAG) is important in the endogenous pain control system and is the main site of the opioidergic analgesia. To investigate wh...

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Main Authors: Lee Jong-Ju, Kim Younghoon, Hahm Eu-Teum, Cho Young-Wuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/12/41