Thao Thi Phuong Nguyen et al.
The Chinese journal of physiology, 62(5), 175-181 (2019-11-02)
The substantia gelatinosa (SG) of the trigeminal subnucleus caudalis (Vc) is admitted as a pivotal site of integrating and regulating orofacial nociceptive inputs. Although citral (3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal) is involved in antinociception, the action mechanism of citral on the SG neurons of