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Evolution: The Advantage of ‘Maladaptive’ Pain Plasticity

Following injury, nociceptive systems become sensitized, leading to heightened pain perception. The evolutionary reason for this phenomenon has been hard to pinpoint. A study in squid now suggests that nociceptive sensitization enhances survival from predators.

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Publicado en:Curr Biol
Main Authors: Price, Theodore J., Dussor, Gregory
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4295114/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24845663
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.04.011
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