E. Valdez-Morales and R. Guerrero-Alba contributed equally to the work.
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Release of endogenous opioids during a chronic IBD model suppresses the excitability of colonic DRG neurons
Article first published online: 10 SEP 2012
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12008
© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Valdez-Morales, E., Guerrero-Alba, R., Ochoa-Cortes, F., Benson, J., Spreadbury, I., Hurlbut, D., Miranda-Morales, M., Lomax, A. E. and Vanner, S. (2013), Release of endogenous opioids during a chronic IBD model suppresses the excitability of colonic DRG neurons. Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 25: 39–e4. doi: 10.1111/nmo.12008
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E. Valdez-Morales and R. Guerrero-Alba contributed equally to the work.
Publication History
- Issue published online: 20 DEC 2012
- Article first published online: 10 SEP 2012
- Received: 20 June 2012 Accepted for publication: 6 August 2012
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