Only minor spinal motor reflex effects from feline group IV muscle nociceptors

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 213-223

  Schomburg, Eike D ^a   Steffens, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Group III fibres; Group IV fibres; Muscle nociceptors; Sensorimotor control; TTX resistance

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TETRODOTOXIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MOTOR SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYELINATED NERVE; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL REFLEX; ANIMAL; ANTERIOR HORN CELL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INNERVATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE TRACT; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL ROOT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; BRADYKININ; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0036779495     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(02)00127-X     Document Type: Article

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