Newborn analgesia mediated by oxytocin during delivery

The mechanisms controlling pain in newborns during delivery are poorly understood. We explored the hypothesis that oxytocin, an essential hormone for labor and a powerful neuromodulator, exerts analgesic actions on newborns during delivery. Using a thermal tail-flick assay, we report that pain sensi...

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Main Authors: Michel eMazzuca, Marat eMinlebaev, Anastasia eShakirzyanova, Roman eTyzio, Giuliano eTaccola, Sona eJanackova, Svetlana eGataullina, Yehezkel eBen-Ari, Rashid eGiniatullin, Rustem eKhazipov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2011.00003/full