Study examines blood vessels’ role in neuropathic spontaneous pain, potential treatments
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The University of Cincinnati’s Jun-Ming Zhang has received a five-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to research the effect of blood vessel movement inside sensory ganglia on neuropathic spontaneous pain.
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