Newborn analgesia mediated by oxytocin during delivery

Newborn analgesia mediated by oxytocin during delivery

The mechanisms controlling pain in newborns during delivery are poorly understood. We explored the hypothesis that oxytocin, an essential hormone for labor and a powerful neuromodulator, exerts analgesic actions on newborns during delivery. Using a thermal tail-flick assay, we report that pain sensi...

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Main Authors: Michel eMazzuca, Marat eMinlebaev, Anastasia eShakirzyanova, Roman eTyzio, Giuliano eTaccola, Sona eJanackova, Svetlana eGataullina, Yehezkel eBen-Ari, Rashid eGiniatullin, Rustem eKhazipov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Oxytocin
Pain
GABA
neonate
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2011.00003/full

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