Changes in the responsiveness of parabrachial neurons in the arthritic rat: An electrophysiological study

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 4113-4126

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

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Facultad de Medicina   (Spain)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0030479085     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.6.4113     Document Type: Article

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