Effects of rectal distensions on nociceptive flexion reflexes in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 3 38-3, 1998, Pages

  Bouhassira, Didier ^a   Sabaté, Jean Marc ^a   Coffin, Benoit ^a   Le Bars, Daniel ^a   Willer, Jean Claude ^b   Jian, Raymond ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Nociception; Pain; Sensory pathways; Visceral perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE DISTENSION; LEG; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0031654560     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.275.3.g410     Document Type: Article

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