Antinociceptive action of vaginocervical stimulation in rat spinal cord: 2-DG analysis

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 979-983

  Johnson, Byron M ^a,b   Komisaruk, Barry R ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Essex County College   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Deoxyglucose autoradiography; Analgesia; Pain; Rat; Spinal cord; Vaginocervical stimulation

Indexed keywords

DEOXYGLUCOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; STIMULATION; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA;

EID: 0030248558     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00146-1     Document Type: Article

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