Lowering barometric pressure induces neuronal activation in the superior vestibular nucleus in mice.

Weather changes accompanied by decreases in barometric pressure are suggested to trigger meteoropathy, i.e., weather-related pain. We previously reported that neuropathic pain-related behavior in rats is aggravated by lowering barometric pressure, and that this effect is abolished by inner ear lesio...

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Main Authors: Jun Sato, Hideaki Inagaki, Mayu Kusui, Makoto Yokosuka, Takahiro Ushida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211297