The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 6 , Pages 588-599 , June 2010

Spinal Nerve Ligation in Mouse Upregulates TRPV1 Heat Function in Injured IB4-Positive Nociceptors

  • Daniel Vilceanu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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  • Prisca Honore

      Affiliations

    • Neuroscience Research, Global Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois
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  • Quinn H. Hogan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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  • Cheryl L. Stucky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr Cheryl L. Stucky, Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509.

Received 8 January 2009 ,Revised 23 September 2009 ,Accepted 29 September 2009.

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 Supported by NIH grant NS40538 (to C.L.S.).

PII: S1526-5900(09)00773-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.09.018

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 6 , Pages 588-599 , June 2010

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