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Calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactive DRG neurons innervating the cervical facet joints show phenotypic switch in cervical facet injury in rats.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society - 1 Apr 2003
Ohtori Seiji, Takahashi Kazuhisa, Moriya Hideshige
Abstract excerpt
Patients with cervical facet lesions and facet joint injury sometimes experience diffuse neck pain, headache, and arm and shoulder pain. However, the pathophysiology of the intensity and expansion of facet joint pain has not yet been investigated. Retrograde transport of fluoro-gold (F-G) and immunohistochemistry of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) was used in 20 rats (control group, n=10; injured group,...
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