Contribution of mesolimbic dopamine and kappa opioid systems to the transition from acute to chronic pain
Fernanda Vergara, Natalia F. Sardi, Ana Carolina Pescador, Gisele Oliveira Guaita, Cristina Aparecida Jark Stern, Juliana Geremias Chichorro, Luana Fischer
Topics & Concepts
Nucleus accumbensChronic painMesolimbic pathwayDopaminergicHyperalgesiaOpioidDopamineVentral tegmental areaMedicineκ-opioid receptorμ-opioid receptorAnesthesiaPsychologyNeuroscienceInternal medicineNociceptionReceptorPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling