Cholecystokinin enhances visceral pain-related affective memory via vagal afferent pathway in rats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pain contains both sensory and affective dimensions. Using a rodent visceral pain assay that combines the colorectal distension (CRD) model with the conditioned place avoidance (CPA) paradigms, we measured a learned behavior that dir...

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Published in:	Molecular Brain
Main Authors:	Cao Bing, Zhang Xu, Yan Ni, Chen Shengliang, Li Ying
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2012-06-01
Subjects:	Cholecystokinin Conditioned place avoidance Visceral pain Visceral aversive memory Anterior cingulate cortex Vagal afferent pathway
Online Access:	http://www.molecularbrain.com/content/5/1/19