THE PROJECTION FROM THE ROSTRAL ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX TO THE VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA REGULATES 5-HT-INDUCED ITCH AVERSION AND SCRATCHING IN RATS

The projection from the rostral anterior cingulate cortex to the ventral tegmental area regulates 5-HT-induced itch aversion and scratching in rats

Many studies in humans and rodents have shown that the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) plays a critical role in the regulation of pain-related aversion and that the projection from the rostral ACC (rACC) to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) is implicated in this modulation process.The ACC is also reported to be involved in the regulation of itch-scr

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Applications of Cluster Analysis to the Creation of Perfectionism Profiles: A Comparison of two Clustering Approaches

Although traditional clustering methods (e.g., K-means) have been shown to be useful in the social sciences it is often difficult for such methods to handle situations where clusters in the population overlap or are ambiguous.Fuzzy clustering, a method already recognized in many disciplines, provides a more flexible alternative to these traditional

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2D Diagonal Redox SDS-PAGE of Proteins

2D diagonal redox SDS-PAGE of proteins is used to detect intramolecular or intermolecular disulfide bridges using Chlamydomonas in this example Hair Spray (Stroeher and Dietz, 2008; Schwarz et al., 2012).Both dimensions consist of a conventional SDS-PAGE, except that the sample buffer for the first dimension lacks a reducing agent.Intermolecular di

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Pulmonary Anthracosis in A Lion Tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus), An Endangered Primate Species - A Case Report

Anthracosis is the blackish pigmentation of the lung parenchyma and tracheobronchial tree.A female Lion Tailed Macaque aged 19 years was being kept captive in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo for 17 years.On 30th November 2019, the animal Splatter Guard was found dead in the zoo and was subjected to a necropsy at the zoo hospital.The necropsy revealed diffus

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