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Brief, low frequency stimulation of rat peripheral C-fibres evokes prolonged microglial-induced central sensitization in adults but not in neonates

  • Gareth J. Hathway

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  • David Vega-Avelaira

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  • Andrew Moss

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    • Present address: Pain Biology, Pfizer Global Research & Development, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ, UK.
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  • Rachel Ingram
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  • Maria Fitzgerald

Received 4 September 2008 ,Revised 17 March 2009 ,Accepted 24 March 2009.

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