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Exacerbated mechanical allodynia in rats with depression-like behavior.
Brain research - 20 Mar 2008
Zeng Qing, Wang Shuxing, Lim Grewo, Yang Liling, Mao Ji, Sung Backil, Chang Yang, Lim Jeong-Ae, Guo Gongshe, Mao Jianren
Abstract excerpt
Although a clinical connection between pain and depression has long been recognized, how these two conditions interact remains unclear. Here we report that both mechanical allodynia and depression-like behavior were significantly exacerbated after peripheral nerve injury in Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats, a genetic variation of Wistar rats with demonstrable depression-like behavior. Administration of melatonin into the...
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