D2-like receptors in the descending dopaminergic pathway are not involved in the decreased postoperative nociceptive threshold induced by plantar incision in adult rats

Norimasa Ohtani, Eiji Masaki Division of Dento-oral Anesthesiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan Background: Approximately half of all patients who undergo surgery develop postoperative pain, the mechanisms of which are not well understood by anesthe...

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Main Authors: Ohtani N, Masaki E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Pain Research
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/d2-like-receptors-in-the-descending-dopaminergic-pathway-are-not-invol-peer-reviewed-article-JPR