Mechanisms involved in extraterritorial facial pain following cervical spinal nerve injury in rats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of this study is to clarify the neural mechanisms underlying orofacial pain abnormalities after cervical spinal nerve injury. Nocifensive behavior, phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (pERK) expression and as...

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Main Authors: Imamura Yoshiki, Honda Kuniya, Sessle Barry J, Shinoda Masamichi, Kobayashi Azusa, Hitomi Suzuro, Tsuboi Yoshiyuki, Okada-Ogawa Akiko, Iwata Koichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-02-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/7/1/12