Shock-induced hyperalgesia: II. Role of the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 539-549

  McLemore, Sherilyn ^b   Crown, Eric D ^b   Meagher, Mary W ^b   Grau, James W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FREEZING; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; RAT; SHOCK; TAIL FLICK TEST; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; ELECTROSHOCK; FEAR; HEAT; MALE; NERVE NET; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032797972     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.113.3.539     Document Type: Article

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