Contributions of the medullary raphe and ventromedial reticular region to pain modulation and other homeostatic functions

Annual Review of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue , 2001, Pages 737-777

  Mason, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Raphe magnus; Serotonin; Sexual function; Thermoregulation; Vasomotion

Indexed keywords

ANTINOCICEPTION; GRAY MATTER; HOMEOSTASIS; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PAIN; RAPHE NUCLEI; RETICULAR FORMATION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034922614     PISSN: 0147006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.24.1.737     Document Type: Review

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