Response of neurons in the thalamic nucleus submedius (Sm) to noxious stimulation and electrophysiological identification of on- and off-cells in rats

Pain

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 243-251

  Fu, Jian Jun ^a   Tang, Jing Shi ^a   Yuan, Bin ^a   Jia, Hong ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Morphine; Nociceptive modulation; Off cell; On cell; Rat; Tail flick reflex; Thalamic nucleus submedius

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL ASSAY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SIZE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEAT; MORPHINE; NEURONS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POSTERIOR THALAMIC NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TAIL;

EID: 0036711403     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(02)00108-2     Document Type: Article

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