Molecular depletion of descending serotonin unmasks its novel facilitatory role in the development of persistent pain

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 8624-8636

  Wei, Feng ^a   Dubner, Ronald ^a   Zou, Shiping ^a   Ren, Ke ^a   Bai, Guang ^a   Wei, Dong ^a   Guo, Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3,4 DICHLORO N METHYL N [2 (1 PYRROLIDINYL)CYCLOHEXYL]BENZENEACETAMIDE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; FORMALDEHYDE; RECOMBINANT BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; SEROTONIN; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE 2;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE INJURY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RNA INTERFERENCE; TISSUE INJURY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL COUNT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEROTONIN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954136703     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5389-09.2010     Document Type: Article

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