Involvement of ERK Phosphorylation of Trigeminal Spinal Subnucleus Caudalis Neurons in Thermal Hypersensitivity in Rats with Infraorbital Nerve Injury

Ikuko Suzuki; Yoshiyuki Tsuboi; Masamichi Shinoda; Kazuo Shibuta; Kuniya Honda; Ayano Katagiri; Masaaki Kiyomoto; Barry J. Sessle; Shingo Matsuura; Kinuyo Ohara; Kentaro Urata; Koichi Iwata

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057278

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Involvement of ERK Phosphorylation of Trigeminal Spinal Subnucleus Caudalis Neurons in Thermal Hypersensitivity in Rats with Infraorbital Nerve Injury

Ikuko Suzuki,

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
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Yoshiyuki Tsuboi,

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
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Masamichi Shinoda,

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
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Kazuo Shibuta,

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
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Kuniya Honda,

Affiliations Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
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Ayano Katagiri,

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
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Masaaki Kiyomoto,

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
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Barry J. Sessle,

Affiliation Department of Oral Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Shingo Matsuura,

Affiliation Department of Endodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
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Kinuyo Ohara,

Affiliation Department of Endodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
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Kentaro Urata,

Affiliation Department of Prosthodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
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Koichi Iwata

* E-mail: iwata-k@dent.nihon-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Department of Physiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan, Division of Functional Morphology, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan, Division of Applied System Neuroscience Advanced Medical Research Center, Nihon University Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Involvement of ERK Phosphorylation of Trigeminal Spinal Subnucleus Caudalis Neurons in Thermal Hypersensitivity in Rats with Infraorbital Nerve Injury

Ikuko Suzuki,
Yoshiyuki Tsuboi,
Masamichi Shinoda,
Kazuo Shibuta,
Kuniya Honda,
Ayano Katagiri,
Masaaki Kiyomoto,
Barry J. Sessle,
Shingo Matsuura,
Kinuyo Ohara

Published: February 22, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057278

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