Different direct pathways of locus coeruleus to medial prefrontal cortex and centrolateral thalamic nucleus: Electrical stimulation effects on the evoked responses to nociceptive peripheral stimulation

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-23

  Condes Lara M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031837767     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3801(98)90042-8     Document Type: Article

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