Physiological functions of pontomedullary raphe and medial reticular neurons

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 107, Issue , 1996, Pages 269-282

  Mason, P ^a   Leung, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BEHAVIOR; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETICULAR FORMATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0029829362     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)61870-1     Document Type: Review

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