Inflammation enhances reflex and spinal neuron responses to noxious visceral stimulation in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 4 43-4, 2001, Pages

  Ness, T J ^a   Gebhart, G F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal; Nociception; Turpentine; Visceral hyperalgesia

Indexed keywords

TURPENTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; COLON DILATATION; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; VISCERAL PAIN;

EID: 0035023069     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.280.4.g649     Document Type: Article

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