Paradoxical inhibition of nociceptive neurons in the dorsal horn of the rat spinal cord during a nociceptive hindlimb reflex

Neuroscience

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 489-498

  Morgan, M M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Counterirritation; Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls; Nociceptive specific neurons; Wide dynamic range neurons; Withdrawal reflex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL REFLEX; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEAT; HINDLIMB; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; TAIL;

EID: 0032889984     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00238-3     Document Type: Article

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