Biphasic modulation of spinal nociceptive transmission from the medullary raphe nuclei in the rat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 746-758

  Zhuo, M ^a,b   Gebhart, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; SPINAL REFLEX; TAIL FLICK TEST;

EID: 0030878169     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.2.746     Document Type: Article

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