NeuroscienceJournal of NeurosciencePeer-reviewed
Neuroendocrine mechanisms governing sex-differences in chronic pain involve prolactin receptor sensory neuron signaling
Candler A. Paige, Priscilla A. Barba-Escobedo, Jennifer M. Mecklenburg…·Theodore John Price
This study identifies sex-specific neuroendocrine mechanisms in chronic pain, showing that prolactin receptor signaling in sensory neurons contributes to hyperalgesic priming in females but not males.
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