Modulation of noxious and non-noxious spinal mechanical transmission from the rostral medial medulla in the rat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2928-2941

  Zhuo, M ^a   Gebhart, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACILITATION; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; VENTRAL ROOT;

EID: 0036898518     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00005.2002     Document Type: Article

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