Selective optogenetic activation of Na_V1.7–expressing afferents in Na_V1.7-ChR2 mice induces nocifensive behavior without affecting responses to mechanical and thermal stimuli

• Toyoaki Maruta ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: mmctm2@yahoo.co.jp

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2660-2179

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• Kotaro Hidaka,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

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• Satoshi Kouroki,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

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• Tomohiro Koshida,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

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• Mio Kurogi,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

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• Yohko Kage,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

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• Seiya Mizuno,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Tetsuro Shirasaka,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

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• Toshihiko Yanagita,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

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• Satoru Takahashi,

  Roles Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Ryu Takeya,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

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• Isao Tsuneyoshi

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0989-814X

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