Central sensitization induced in thalamic nociceptive neurons by tooth pulp stimulation is dependent on the functional integrity of trigeminal brainstem subnucleus caudalis but not subnucleus oralis

Brain Research

Volumn 1112, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 134-145

  Park, Soo Joung ^a   Zhang, Sun ^a   Chiang, Chen Yu ^a   Hu, James W ^a   Dostrovsky, Jonathan O ^b   Sessle, Barry J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; Mustard oil; Nociceptive specific neuron; Thalamic posterior nuclear group; Thalamic ventroposterior medial nucleus; Tooth pulp

Indexed keywords

COBALT CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIZATION; THALAMUS; TOOTH PULP; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN MAPPING; COBALT; DENTAL PULP; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MUSTARD PLANT; NEURONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THALAMUS; TIME FACTORS; TRIGEMINAL CAUDAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 33748433365     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.06.115     Document Type: Article

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