Non-pain-related CRF1 activation in the amygdala facilitates synaptic transmission and pain responses
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) plays an important role in affective states and disorders. CRF is not only a “stress hormone” but also a neuromodulator outside the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis. The amygdala,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Molecular Pain |
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| Online Access: | http://www.molecularpain.com/content/9/1/2 |