Electrophysiology of sensory and sensorimotor processing in mice under general anesthesia

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 178-188

  Ellrich, Jens ^a   Wesselak, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hindpaw withdrawal reflex; Jaw opening reflex; Off cells; On cells; Rostral ventromedial medulla; Spinal trigeminal nucleus

Indexed keywords

METHOHEXITAL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; JAW OPENING REFLEX; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOUSE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TRACHEOTOMY; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0038167578     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(03)00045-X     Document Type: Article

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