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New Mechanism of Pain Control Revealed - pnorepinephrine. Locus coeruleus.

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New Mechanism of Pain Control Revealed - norepinephrine. Locus coeruleus.

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Summary: Stimulating noradrenergic neurons in the locus coeruleus that carry signals from the brain down the spinal dorsal horn activates astrocytes. The astrocyte activation results in hypersensitivity to pain.

Source: Kyushu University

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