Phenotypic switching of nonpeptidergic cutaneous sensory neurons following peripheral nerve injury.

In adult mammals, the phenotype of half of all pain-sensing (nociceptive) sensory neurons is tonically modulated by growth factors in the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family that includes GDNF, artemin (ARTN) and neurturin (NRTN). Each family member binds a distinct GFRα family...

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Main Authors: Ting Wang, Derek C Molliver, Xiaotang Jing, Erica S Schwartz, Fu-Chia Yang, Omar Abdel Samad, Qiufu Ma, Brian M Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3244441?pdf=render