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Low threshold unmyelinated mechanoafferents can modulate pain

BACKGROUND: Human, hairy skin contains a subgroup of C-fibers, the C-low threshold mechanoreceptive afferents ((C-LTMR) C-tactile or C-touch (CT) fibers) that are linked with the signaling of affective aspects of human touch. Recent studies suggest an involvement of these afferents in the modulation...

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Autores principales: Habig, Kathrin, Schänzer, Anne, Schirner, Wolfgang, Lautenschläger, Gothje, Dassinger, Benjamin, Olausson, Håkan, Birklein, Frank, Gizewski, Elke R., Krämer, Heidrun H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5603029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28915853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-017-0963-6