Expression of Fos immunoreactivity in the rat supraspinal regions following noxious visceral stimulation

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 357-366

  Rodella, L ^a   Rezzani, R ^a   Gioia, M ^b   Tredici, G ^b   Bianchi, Rossella ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Dept of Biomed Sci and Biotech   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Diencephalon; Somatic pain; Telencephalon; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; GENE INDUCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VISCERA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN STEM; CYSTITIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PAIN; PERITONITIS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; THALAMUS;

EID: 0032214879     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(98)00123-3     Document Type: Article

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