Ventromedial medulla: Pain modulation and beyond

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 493, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-8

  Mason, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Micturition; Raphe magnus; Raphe pallidus; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICTURITION; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SLEEP; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTROMEDIAL MEDULLA;

ANIMALS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; HOMEOSTASIS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; URINATION;

EID: 27744465943     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20751     Document Type: Conference Paper

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