Responses and afferent pathways of C1-C2 spinal neurons to gastric distension in rats

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 128-136

  Qin, Chao ^a   Chandler, Margaret J ^a   Miller, Kenneth E ^a   Foreman, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Spinal visceral afferent; Stomach; Upper cervical spinal cord; Vagal afferent

Indexed keywords

PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BALLOON; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; EXCITATION; HEAD; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NECK; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSATION; SENSORY NERVE; SHOULDER; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPINAL NERVE; STOMACH DISTENSION; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0037470856     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-0702(03)00002-X     Document Type: Article

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