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Serotonin (5-HT) excites rat masticatory muscle afferent fibers through activation of peripheral 5-HT3 receptors

  • David Sung

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, 2146 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3
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  • Xudong Dong

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, 2146 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3
    • ,
  • Malin Ernberg

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Odontology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden
    • ,
  • Ujendra Kumar

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, 2146 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3
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  • Brian E. Cairns

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, 2146 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 604 822 7715; fax: +1 604 822 3035.

Received 1 November 2006 ,Revised 6 February 2007 ,Accepted 26 March 2007.

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PII: S0304-3959(07)00162-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.03.034

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