Physiological properties of raphe magnus Neurons during sleep and waking

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 584-595

  Leung, Cynthia G ^a,b   Mason, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; RAT; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0033021770     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.584     Document Type: Article

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