Activation of Erk in the anterior cingulate cortex during the induction and expression of chronic pain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk) activity contributes to synaptic plasticity, a key mechanism for learning, memory and chronic pain. Although the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) has been reported as an important cortical region for neuronal mechani...

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Main Authors: Zhuo Min, Wei Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-07-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/4/1/28