Nociceptive neurones in rat superior colliculus: II. Effects of lesions to the contralateral descending output pathway on nocifensive behaviours

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-208

  Redgrave, Peter ^a   Simkins, Marion ^a   McHaffie, John G ^b   Stein, Barry E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Approach; Pain; Predorsal bundle; Rat; Superior colliculus; Tectoreticular

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROANATOMY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; ORIENTING RESPONSE; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; REACTION TIME; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0029940065     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00231781     Document Type: Article

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