Browsing School of Medicine by Subject "BRAIN"
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Endocannabinoid-mediated enhancement of fear-conditioned analgesia in rats: Opioid receptor dependency and molecular correlates
(International Association for the Study of Pain, 2008-12)The opioid and endocannabinoid systems mediate analgesia expressed upon re-exposure to a contextually aversive stimulus (fear-conditioned analgesia; FCA), and modulate the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. ... -
Impaired cued and spatial learning performance and altered cannabinoid CB1 receptor functionality in the substantia nigra in a rat model of diabetic neuropathy
(Elsevier, 2016-01-13)Diabetes, and associated diabetic neuropathic pain, impact negatively on cognitive function. However, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study investigated neuropathic pain-related behaviour and ...