Knockdown of corticotropin-releasing factor in the central amygdala reverses persistent viscerosomatic hyperalgesia

Gastrointestinal nociception is exacerbated by chronic stress through an unknown mechanism. The amygdala is a key nucleus involved in the autonomic and neuroendocrine responses to stress. The goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that prolonged exposure of the central amygdala (CeA) to stres...

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Main Authors: Johnson, A C, Tran, L, Greenwood-Van Meerveld, B
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4354346/