Estrogen receptor-Ξ± mediates estradiol a
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Victor V. Chaban; Paul E Micevych
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A mechanism underlying gender-related differences in pain perception may be estrogen modulation of nociceptive signaling in the peripheral nervous system. In rat, dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons express estrogen receptors (ERs) and estrogen rapidly attenuates ATP-induced Ca2+ signaling. To determ