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fMRI investigation of the effect of local and systemic lidocaine on noxious electrical stimulation-induced activation in spinal cord

  • Fuqiang Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Address: Imaging Department, Merck & Co., Inc., WP44C-2, West Point, PA 19486, USA. Tel.: +1 2156527355.
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  • Mangay Williams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA
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  • Denise C. Welsh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA
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  • Xiangjun Meng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA
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  • Amy Ritter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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  • Catherine Abbadie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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  • Jacquelynn J. Cook

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA
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  • Alise S. Reicin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA
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  • Richard Hargreaves

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA
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  • Donald S. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Imaging, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Address: Imaging Department, Merck & Co., Inc., WP44C-2, West Point, PA 19486, USA. Tel.: +1 2156527355.

Received 15 December 2008 ,Revised 10 April 2009 ,Accepted 27 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.05.026

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