Essential role of Ret for defining non-peptidergic nociceptor phenotypes and functions in the adult mouse.

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Transduction of pain following noxious stimuli is mediated by the activation of specialized ion channels and receptors expressed by nociceptive sensory neurons. A common early nociceptive sublineage expressing the nerve growth factor receptor TrkA diversifies into peptidergic and non-peptidergic nociceptors around birth. In this process, peptidergic neurons maintain TrkA expression, while non-peptidergic neurons...

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