Responses of rat spinal neurones to natural and electrical stimulation of colonic afferents: Effect of inflammation

Brain Research

Volumn 866, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 168-177

  Olivar, Teresa ^a   Cervero, Fernando ^a   Laird, Jennifer M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colon; Lamina X; Pain; Pelvic nerve; Spinal cord; Viscera

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PELVIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL NERVE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; COLITIS; COLON; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034595724     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02274-5     Document Type: Article

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