Parabrachial area: Electrophysiological evidence for an involvement in cold nociception

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2099-2116

  Menendez, L ^a,b   Bester, H ^a   Besson, J M ^a   Bernard, J F ^a,c  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Faculty de Medicina   (Spain)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NALOXONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0030001322     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.5.2099     Document Type: Article

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