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Thalamic control of visceral nociception mediated by T-type Ca2+ channels.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 3 Oct 2003
Kim Daesoo, Park Donghyun, Choi Soonwook, Lee Sukchan, Sun Minjeong, Kim Chanki, Shin Hee-Sup
Abstract excerpt
Sensations from viscera, like fullness, easily become painful if the stimulus persists. Mice lacking alpha1G T-type Ca2+ channels show hyperalgesia to visceral pain. Thalamic infusion of a T-type blocker induced similar hyperalgesia in wild-type mice. In response to visceral pain, the ventroposterolateral thalamic neurons evokeda surge of single spikes, which then slowly decayed as T type-dependent burst spikes...
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