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Altered nociception, analgesia and aggression in mice lacking the receptor for substance P

Altered nociception, analgesia and aggression in mice lacking the receptor for substance P

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Altered nociception, analgesia and aggression in mice lacking the receptor for substance P

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Full title

Altered nociception, analgesia and aggression in mice lacking the receptor for substance P

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature (London), 1998-03, Vol.392 (6674), p.394-397

Language

English

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Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

The peptide neurotransmitter substance P modulates sensitivity to pain by activating the neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor, which is expressed by discrete populations of neurons throughout the central nervous system
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. Substance P is synthesized by small-diameter sensory ‘pain’ fibres
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, and release of the pep...

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Full title

Altered nociception, analgesia and aggression in mice lacking the receptor for substance P

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743688300

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743688300

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/32904

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