Simultaneous reorganization in thalamocortical ensembles evolves over several hours after perioral capsaicin injections

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 963-977

  Katz, Donald B ^a   Simon, S A ^a   Moody, Aaron ^b   Nicolelis, Miguel A L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; VIBRISSA;

EID: 0032793592     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.2.963     Document Type: Article

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