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Bacteria activate sensory neurons that modulate pain and inflammation
Nociceptor sensory neurons are specialized to detect potentially damaging stimuli, protecting the organism by initiating the sensation of pain and eliciting defensive behaviors. Bacterial infections produce pain by unknown molecular mechanisms, although they are presumed secondary to immune activati...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3773968/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23965627 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12479 |