Response of cutaneous A- and C-fiber nociceptors in the monkey to controlled-force stimuli

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 2179-2191

  Slugg, R M ^a,c   Meyer, R A ^a,b   Campbell, J N ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MONKEY; NERVE FIBER C; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0034120335     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.4.2179     Document Type: Article

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