Chapter 7 Functional properties of spinal visceral afferents supplying abdominal and pelvic organs, with special emphasis on visceral nociception

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 67, Issue C, 1986, Pages 87-114

  Janig W ^a   Morrison, J F B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ANIMAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0022964524     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)62758-2     Document Type: Article

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