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Mechanisms for dysregulation of excitatory-inhibitory balance underlying allodynia in dorsal horn neural subcircuits

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ErbB4 in Spinal PV Interneurons Regulates Mechanical Allodynia in Neuropathic Pain via Modulation of Glycinergic Inhibitory Tone

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Altered Intrinsic Properties and Inhibitory Connectivity in Aged Parvalbumin-Expressing Dorsal Horn Neurons

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GABAergic Gbx1 neurons of the superficial dorsal horn are critical elements of a spinal circuit for stress-induced analgesia

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Rapid suppression of neuropathic pain and somatosensory hyperactivity by nano-formulated cannabidiol

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Identification and characterization of rostral ventromedial medulla neurons synaptically connected to the urinary bladder afferents in female rats with or without neonatal cystitis

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Quantitative spatial analysis reveals that the local axons of lamina I projection neurons and interneurons exhibit distributions that predict distinct roles in spinal sensory processing

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Parvalbumin protein controls inhibitory tone in the spinal cordPreprint

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Distribution of Parvalbumin-Expressing Neuronal Populations in the Cat Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Cord Gray Matter

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Descending locus coeruleus noradrenergic signaling to spinal astrocyte subset is required for stress-induced mechanical pain hypersensitivity

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A molecular and spinal circuit basis for the functional segregation of itch and pain

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Neuropeptide Y-expressing dorsal horn inhibitory interneurons gate spinal pain and itch signallingPreprint

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Descending locus coeruleus noradrenergic signaling to spinal astrocyte subset is required for stress-induced mechanical pain hypersensitivityPreprint

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Bidirectional modulation of somatostatin-expressing interneurons in the basolateral amygdala reduces neuropathic pain perception in mice

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Spinal cord homeostatic plasticity gates mechanical allodynia in chronic painPreprint

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Translational control in the spinal cord regulates gene expression and pain hypersensitivity in the chronic phase of neuropathic pain

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Electroacupuncture Modulation of Chondroitin Sulfate Glycosaminoglycan Promotes the Repair of Damaged Spinal Cord in Rats

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Low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound engages parvalbumin-positive GABAergic interneurons in a humanized mouse model of chronic pain: from electrophysiology to cellular investigation

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TWIK-1 plays distinct roles in spinal and peripheral sensory circuits controlling mechanical sensitivity and neuropathic hypersensitivity

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Protein Kinase C and the Chronification of Acute Pain

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Neuropeptide Y-expressing dorsal horn inhibitory interneurons gate spinal pain and itch signallingPreprint

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Shank2 expression identifies a subpopulation of glycinergic interneurons involved in nociception and altered in an autism mouse modelPreprint

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Three neurotransmitters regulate diverse inhibitory and excitatory Parvalbumin interneuron circuits in the dorsal hornPreprint

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Activity-Dependent Calcium Dynamics in Spinal Cord Lamina I Neurons

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