Galanin-immunoreactivity identifies a distinct population of inhibitory interneurons in laminae I-III of the rat spinal cord

• Main Authors: Watanabe Masahiko (Author), van Kralingen Josie C (Author), Polgár Erika (Author), Tiong Sheena YX (Author), Todd Andrew J (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Inhibitory interneurons constitute 30-40% of neurons in laminae I-III and have an important anti-nociceptive role. However, because of the difficulty in classifying them we know little about their organisation. Previous studies have...