Effects of noxious skin heating on spontaneous cell activity in the magnocellular red nucleus of the cat

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 215-224

  Steffens, Heinz ^a   Rathelot, Jean Alban ^b   Padel, Yves ^c  

^a Inst for Anatomy and Cell Biology   (Germany)

^b SYRACUSE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Brain and Cognition Research Center in Toulouse   (France)

Author keywords

Cat; Electrophysiology; Magnocellular red nucleus; Motor control; Nociception

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; CAT; DECEREBRATION; HEATING; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED NUCLEUS; RUBROSPINAL TRACT;

EID: 0034105825     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002219900279     Document Type: Article

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