Louis P. Vera–Portocarrero

Unmasking the tonic-aversive state in neuropathic pain

Tamara King, Louis P. Vera–Portocarrero, Tannia Gutierrez et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2009 · 549 citations

Pain Syndrome, Tonic-aversive State, Health Sciences +10

Engagement of descending inhibition from the rostral ventromedial medulla protects against chronic neuropathic pain

Milena De Felice, Raul Sanoja, Ruizhong Wang et al. · Pain · 2011 · 210 citations

Pain Therapy, Pain Disorders, Chronic Neuropathic Pain +19

Descending facilitation from the rostral ventromedial medulla maintains nerve injury-induced central sensitization

Louis P. Vera–Portocarrero, E.-T. Zhang, Michael H. Ossipov et al. · Neuroscience · 2006 · 139 citations

Spinal Cord Injury, Peripheral Nerve Injury, Neurophysiology +13

Descending Facilitation From the Rostral Ventromedial Medulla Maintains Visceral Pain in Rats With Experimental Pancreatitis

Louis P. Vera–Portocarrero, Jennifer X. Yie, Justin Kowal et al. · Gastroenterology · 2006 · 113 citations · Full text

Experimental Pancreatitis, Gastrointestinal Pharmacology, Physiology +3

Spinal NK-1 receptor expressing neurons mediate opioid-induced hyperalgesia and antinociceptive tolerance via activation of descending pathways

Louis P. Vera–Portocarrero, En-Tan Zhang, Tamara King et al. · Pain · 2006 · 104 citations · Full text