NeuroscienceJournal of NeurophysiologyPeer-reviewed
Physiologically distinct neurons within the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray are not defined by mu-opioid receptor expression but are differentially activated by persistent inflammation
Kylie B. McPherson, Courtney A. Bouchet, Basile Coutens, Susan Ingram
The paper identifies distinct neuron types in the vlPAG based on intrinsic firing patterns and shows that persistent inflammation selectively activates Phasic neurons, which are not defined by mu-opioid receptor expression.
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