The Journal of Pain
Volume 6, Issue 9 , Pages 569-580 , September 2005

Comparison of Fos Expression Within the Ferret’s Spinal Trigeminal Nuclear Complex Evoked by Electrical or Noxious-Thermal Pulpal Stimulation

  • Siriporn Chattipakorn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Odontology and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Siriporn C. Chattipakorn, DDS, PhD, Department of Odontology and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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  • Nipon Chattipakorn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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  • Alan R. Light

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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  • Matti Narhi

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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  • William Maixner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Comprehensive Center for Inflammatory Disorders, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Received 22 June 2004 ,Revised 13 February 2005 ,Accepted 15 February 2005.

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 Supported by Thailand Research Fund TRF-MRG 4680144 (S.C.), TRF-RSA4680010 (N.C.), NIDR grant DE 11661 (W.M.), and NINDS grant NS 16433 (A.R.L.).

PII: S1526-5900(05)00453-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.02.006

The Journal of Pain
Volume 6, Issue 9 , Pages 569-580 , September 2005

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