Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 6 , Pages 438-445 , June 2010

Norepinephrine can Act via α2-Adrenoceptors to Reduce the Hyper-excitability of Spinal Dorsal Horn Neurons Following Chronic Nerve Injury

  • Lu-Yang Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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  • Shu-Ren Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shu-Ren Li, Department of Anaesthesiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
    • ,
  • Fei-Yue Zhao

      Affiliations

    • NeuroSolutions Ltd, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
    • ,
  • David Spanswick

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
    • ,
  • Mao-Tsun Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Mao-Tsun Lin, Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Taiwan

Received 6 May 2009 ,Revised 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 11 August 2009.

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PII: S0929-6646(10)60075-7

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60075-7

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 6 , Pages 438-445 , June 2010

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