Activation of ascending antinociceptive system by vagal afferent input as revealed in the nucleus ventralis posteromedialis

Brain Research

Volumn 833, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 108-111

  Nishikawa, Yasuo ^a   Koyama, Natsu ^b   Yoshida, Yo ^a   Yokota, Toshikatsu ^b  

^a OSAKA DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Nucleus ventralis posteromedialis; Pain; Thalamus; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MEDIAL LEMNISCUS; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; TOOTH PULP; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CATS; DENTAL PULP; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MESENCEPHALON; NECK; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RAPHE NUCLEI; THALAMIC NUCLEI; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0033606407     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01521-8     Document Type: Article

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