Reticular thalamic responses to nociceptive inputs in anesthetized rats

Brain Research

Volumn 968, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-191

  Yen, Chen Tung ^a   Shaw, Fu Zen ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nociception; Pain; Pentobarbital; Thalamic reticular nucleus; Thalamus; Urethane; Ventroposterior lateral nucleus

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HALOTHANE; KETAMINE; PHENOBARBITAL; URETHAN;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEATING; LASER; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE CELL; NERVE FUNCTION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; THALAMUS LATERAL NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; TOUCH;

EID: 0037432539     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)02235-2     Document Type: Article

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