Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor Derived from Injured Primary Afferent Induces Proliferation of Spinal Microglia and Neuropathic Pain in Rats

• Masamichi Okubo,

  Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663–8501 Japan

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• Hiroki Yamanaka,

  Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663–8501 Japan

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• Kimiko Kobayashi,

  Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663–8501 Japan

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• Yi Dai,

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Hyogo University of Health Sciences. Kobe, Hyogo 650–8530, Japan

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• Hirosato Kanda,

  Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663–8501 Japan

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• Hideshi Yagi,

  Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663–8501 Japan

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• Koichi Noguchi

  * E-mail: noguchi@hyo-med.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663–8501 Japan

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