Conduction velocity of the spinothalamic tract in humans as assessed by CO2 laser stimulation of C-fibers

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 311, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 181-184

  Qiu, Yunhai ^a,b   Inui, Koji ^a   Wang, Xiaohong ^a,b   Tran, Tuan Diep ^a   Kakigi, Ryusuke ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

A fibers; C fibers; CO2 laser; Conduction velocity; Evoked potential; Laser evoked potentials; SEPs; Spinothalamic tract

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA NERVE FIBER; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT; STIMULATION;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HEAT; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SKIN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACTS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0035812925     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)02170-X     Document Type: Article

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