Articles by author - Zhen Liu


Estrogen altered facial mechanical pain threshold and trigeminal P2X3 receptor expression.

OBJECTIVES: P2X3 receptors are expressed in trigeminal ganglia (TG) and participate in the transduction of facial pain. However, the mecha.....

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The expression of atrial natriuretic peptide receptor in the mouse inner ear labyrinth.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the relative expression levels of NPR-A mRNA in the stria vascularis (StV), nonstrial tissue of the cochlear lateral.....

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Isl-1 down-regulates DRG cell proliferation during chicken embryo development.

OBJECTIVE: Protein Isl-1 RNA interference and over expression in early chicken embryo dorsal root ganglia (DRG) were used to investigate t.....

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