Regional blood flow and nociceptive stimuli in rabbits: Patterning by medullary raphe, not ventrolateral medulla

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 524, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 279-292

  Blessing, W W ^a,b   Nalivaiko, E ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KYNURENIC ACID; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTERNAL EAR; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAPHE NUCLEUS; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE; VASOCONSTRICTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND WHITE (RABBIT); NOCICEPTION; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA;

EID: 0034177220     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-2-00279.x     Document Type: Article

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