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The effect of sex and estrus cycle stage on optogenetic spreading depression induced migraine-like pain phenotypes.
The journal of headache and pain - 19 Jul 2023
Harriott Andrea M, Waruinge Angel, Appiah-Danquah Viola, Berhanu Leah, Morais Andreia, Ayata Cenk
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Migraine is more prevalent in females, raising the possibility that sex and gonadal hormones modulate migraine. We recently demonstrated that minimally invasive optogenetic spreading depolarization (opto-SD) elicits robust periorbital allodynia. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that opto-SD induced migraine-like pain behavior is worse in females and varies during the estrus...
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