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Metformin Alleviates Pain States by Regulating the Balance of Spinal Synaptic Transmission

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N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation is downstream coupled to pannexin 1 opening by Src kinase in dorsal horn neurons: an essential link for mechanical hyperalgesia in nerve-injured rats

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Converging inputs compete at the lateral parabrachial nuclei to dictate the affective-motivational responses to cold pain

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Enkephalinergic Circuit Involved in Nociceptive Modulation in the Spinal Dorsal Horn

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Neuron Type-Dependent Synaptic Activity in the Spinal Dorsal Horn of Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia Mouse Model

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Involvement of Histamine H3 Receptor Agonism in Premature Ejaculation Found by Studies in Rats

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Characterization on Responsiveness of Excitatory Synaptic Transmissions to α1-Adrenoceptor Blockers in Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons Isolated From Lumbo-Sacral Level in Rat Spinal Cords

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Effect of Alpha 1-Adrnoceptor Antagonists on Postsynaptic Sensitivity in Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons From Lumbosacral Spinal Cord in Rats Using Slice Patch-Clamp Technique for mEPSC

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Temperature‐Modulated Threshold Response in a Volatile Memristor: Toward a Biomimetic Polymodal Nociceptive System

Hwang, C., Jang, Y., Chae, M., & Kim, H. (2026) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202528652 · Cited by 4

Thrombospondin 4, a mediator and candidate indicator of pain

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Activational and organizational actions of gonadal hormones on the sexual dimorphism of the α6-subunit containing GABAA receptor in Wistar rats with neuropathic pain

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Therapeutic effects of melittin on paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathic pain and spinal neuronal hyperactivity in male rats

Li, D., Wu, Y., Chang, L., Song, Y., Du, X., Xue, F., Liu, Y., Wu, J., & Wang, T. (2025) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2025.1622553 · Cited by 4

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

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Spinal cord Tau pathology induces tactile deficits and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease via dysregulation of CCK neurons

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The central amygdala as a pathological hub: A multi-level review of pain–emotion comorbidity

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From Amputation to Persistent Pain: A Review of Molecular and Cellular Processes in Phantom Limb Pain

Satala, C.-B., Onofrei, A., Vrînceanu, O., & Mihalache, D. (2026) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms27052107 · Cited by 4

Rethinking Chronic Pain Treatment with Opioids

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Novel aspects of signal processing in lamina I

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Transduction, Calibration, and the Penetrability of Pain

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A novel Nav1.8-FLPo driver mouse for intersectional genetics to uncover the functional significance of primary sensory neuron diversity

Malapert, P., Robert, G., Brunet, E., Chemin, J., Bourinet, E., & Moqrich, A. (2024) · iScience · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2024.109396 · Cited by 4

General Sensory System and Taste

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Neural response associated with the modulation of temporal summation of second pain by affective touch

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Synaptic Connections of the Neurokinin 1 Receptor-Like Immunoreactive Neurons in the Rat Medullary Dorsal Horn

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Substance P–Saporin for the Treatment of Intractable Pain

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Picroside Ⅱ attenuates neuropathic pain by regulating inflammation and spinal excitatory synaptic transmission

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An update on the spinal and peripheral pathways of pain signalling

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Neuronal networks and nociceptive processing in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord

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Dorsal Horn Pain Mechanisms

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Synaptic Transmission of Pain in the Dorsal Horn

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Sensory plasticity of dorsal horn silent neurons as a critical mechanism for neuropathic pain

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