Trait anxiety affects the orofacial nociceptive response in rats

The aims of the present study were to assess the influence of: a) trait anxiety on orofacial pain; and b) orofacial pain on state anxiety. Forty-four rats were initially exposed to the free-exploratory paradigm for the evaluation of their anxiety profiles. In accordance to the parameter "Percen...

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Main Authors: Anne Caroline C Matos, Flavia Teixeira-Silva, Tiago C Goes, Lucindo J Quintans Júnior, Ricardo Luiz C Albuquerque Júnior, Leonardo R Bonjardim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602011000400007