Pain, the brain, and the (calbindin) stain

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 459, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 329-333

  Ralston III, Henry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN;

BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; NERVE PROJECTION; NOTE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; HUMANS; PAIN; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACTS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0037433778     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10614     Document Type: Note

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