Morphological evidence for a neurotensinergic periaqueductal gray-rostral ventromedial medulla-spinal dorsal horn descending pathway in rat

• Main Authors: Jian eWang (Author), Hua eZhang (Author), Yu-Peng eFeng (Author), Hua eMeng (Author), Li-Ping eWu (Author), Wen eWang (Author), Hui eLi (Author), Ting eZhang (Author), Jin-Shan eZhang (Author), Yun-Qing eLi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Neurotensin (NT) is an endogenous neuropeptide that exerts potent opioid-independent analgesic effects, most likely via the type 2 NT receptor (NTR2). Previous morphological and electrophysiological studies suggested that the NT-NTR2 system is primarily localized in structures that constitute the de...