Gender differences in cortical representation of rectal distension in healthy humans

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 6 44-6, 2001, Pages

  Kern, Mark K ^a   Jaradeh, Safwan ^a   Arndorfer, Ronald C ^a   Jesmanowicz, Andrzej ^a   Hyde, James ^a   Shaker, Reza ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Regional cortical activity; Visceral sensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INNERVATION; INTESTINE DISTENSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; SENSORY CORTEX; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035665506     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.281.6.g1512     Document Type: Article

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