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SUBMITTER: Grayson M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6418205 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grayson Max M Furr Ashley A Ruparel Shivani S
Scientific reports 20190314 1
Considerable gap in knowledge exists about the mechanisms by which oral tumors regulate peripheral sensory fibers to produce pain and altered sensations. To address this gap, we used a murine model of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) of the tongue to investigate changes in response properties of trigeminal afferent neurons. Using this model, we developed an ex vivo method for single neuron recordings of the lingual nerve from isolated tongue tissue. Our data demonstrated that the tongue tumor ...[more]