Age-related alterations in responses of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis neurons to peripheral nociceptive stimuli

Brain Research

Volumn 948, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 47-55

  Zhang, Yu Qiu ^a   Mei, Jun ^b   Lü, Shao Gang ^b   Zhao, Zhi Qi ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Noxious stimulus; Nucleus basalis of magnocellularis; Rat

Indexed keywords

GLASS; URETHAN;

AGE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MICROPIPETTE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMAL STIMULATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BASAL NUCLEUS OF MEYNERT; ELECTROSHOCK; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HEAT; MALE; NEURONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0037032094     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)02947-5     Document Type: Article

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