The caudal subnucleus caudalis (medullary dorsal horn) acts as an interneuronal relay site in craniofacial nociceptive reflex activity

Brain Research

Volumn 826, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 293-297

  Tsai, C M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ibotenic acid; Jaw muscle; Mustard oil; Nociceptive reflex; Temporomandibular joint; Trigeminal subnucleus caudalis

Indexed keywords

ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; IBOTENIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; INJECTION; JAW MUSCLE; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FACE; IBOTENIC ACID; INTERNEURONS; MALE; MUSTARD PLANT; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TRIGEMINAL CAUDAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0033135407     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01248-2     Document Type: Article

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