Esophagocardiac convergence onto thoracic spinal neurons: Comparison of cervical and thoracic esophagus

Brain Research

Volumn 1008, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-197

  Qin, Chao ^a   Chandler, Margaret J ^a   Foreman, Robert D ^a  

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

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Esophageal pain; Esophagocardiac reflex; Pain modulation: anatomy and physiology; Rat; Sensory system; Spinal cord; Visceral nociception

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BRADYKININ; HISTAMINE; LATEX; PENTOBARBITAL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SEROTONIN; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACK; BALLOON; CATHETER; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; HEART; MALE; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX; VISCERAL PAIN;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS; HEART; MALE; NEURONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 2442442180     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2003.12.056     Document Type: Article

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