The Role of Dorsal Columns Pathway in Visceral Pain

Physiological Research

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Palecek J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Dorsal columns; Myelotomy

Indexed keywords

SUBSTANCE P;

ANALGESIA; BEHAVIOR; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; COLITIS; CORDOTOMY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GRACILE NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDIAL LEMNISCUS; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SPINE; THALAMUS; VISCERAL PAIN;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMIC NUCLEI; VISCERA;

EID: 2342491603     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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