Discharge of raphe magnus on and off cells is predictive of the motor facilitation evoked by repeated laser stimulation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1933-1940

  Foo, H ^a   Mason, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; Electrophysiology; Motor facilitation; Pain; Rats; Ventromedial medulla

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FACILITATION; LASER; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; RAT; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0037335577     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-05-01933.2003     Document Type: Article

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