Deconstructing endogenous pain modulation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1659-1663

  Mason, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MU OPIATE RECEPTOR;

AUTONOMIC NERVE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN STEM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; MICTURITION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PAIN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; REVIEW; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; THERMORECEPTOR; VENTROMEDIAL MEDULLA;

ANIMALS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; HUMANS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY;

EID: 23944474515     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00249.2005     Document Type: Review

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