Effect of tactile inputs on thalamic responses to noxious colorectal distension in rat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1185-1196

  Zhang, Hong Qi ^a   Al Chaer, Elie D ^b   Willis, William D ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLON DILATATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIZATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; THALAMUS LATERAL NUCLEUS; TOUCH;

EID: 0036712348     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2002.88.3.1185     Document Type: Article

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