Antinociceptive action of oxytocin involves inhibition of potassium channel currents in lamina II neurons of the rat spinal cord
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Growing evidence in the literature shows that oxytocin (OT) has a strong spinal anti-nociceptive action. Oxytocinergic axons originating from a subpopulation of paraventricular hypothalamic neurons establish synaptic contacts with la...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Molecular Pain |
| Online Access: | http://www.molecularpain.com/content/5/1/63 |