Control of size and excitability of mechanosensory receptive fields in dorsal column nuclei by homolateral dorsal horn neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 120-129

  Dykes, Robert W ^a   Craig, A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRACILE NUCLEUS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 0031814117     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.1.120     Document Type: Article

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