Striatal dopamine D2 receptors in modula
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Nora Hagelberg; Satu K. Jääskeläinen; Ilkka K. Martikainen; Heikki Mansikka; Hel
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Article
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2004
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We review evidence indicating that the striatum and striatal dopamine D2 receptors are involved in the regulation of pain in humans. Painful stimulation produces an increase in regional cerebral blood flow in the human striatum. Pain is a common symptom in patients with nigrostriatal dopaminergic hy