The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 247-255 , March 2010

Neonatal Bladder Inflammation Produces Functional Changes and Alters Neuropeptide Content in Bladders of Adult Female Rats

  • Jennifer DeBerry

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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  • Alan Randich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    • ,
  • Amber D. Shaffer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    • ,
  • Meredith T. Robbins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    • ,
  • Timothy J. Ness

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr Timothy J. Ness, Department of Anesthesiology, 901 19th Street South, BMR2-Room 270, Birmingham, AL 35205.

Received 14 April 2009 ,Revised 28 May 2009 ,Accepted 22 July 2009.

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 Supported by National Institutes of Health grants DK51413, DK073218 and DK078655.

PII: S1526-5900(09)00657-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.07.010

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 247-255 , March 2010

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