Anterior and posterior oral cavity responsive neurons are differentially distributed among parabrachial subnuclei in rat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 920-938

  Halsell, Christopher B ^a   Travers, Susan P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY STIMULATION; TASTE BUD; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030841840     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.2.920     Document Type: Article

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