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TRPV1, CGRP and SP in scalp arteries of patients suffering from chronic migraine. Some like it hot! Chronic migraine increases TRPV1 receptors in the scalp
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The transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1 receptor (TRPV1) is a non-selective, ligand-gated cation channel expressed in small sensory neurons.1 It responds to noxious heat, protons and capsaicin and it is preferentially expressed in small sensory neurons.2 ,3 Trigeminal nociceptive neurons contain glutamate, substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide …
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