The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 321-329 , April 2010

Differential Roles of Peripheral Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in Bee Venom-Induced Nociception and Inflammation in Conscious Rats

Received 22 December 2008 ,Revised 3 June 2009 ,Accepted 30 July 2009.

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 Supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30471667) and Postdoctoral Science Foundation of P. R. China (2005037760; both to H.S.C.).

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.07.013

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 321-329 , April 2010

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