Peripheral and central mechanisms of pain generation

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 177, Issue , 2007, Pages 3-28

  Schaible, H G ^a  

^a Institut Für Physiologie Neurophysiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; Descending facilitation; Descending inhibition; Ectopic discharges; Inflammatory pain; Neuropathic pain; Nociceptive system; Nociceptors; Peripheral sensitization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS;

EID: 39049184645     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: 18650325     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-33823-9_1     Document Type: Article

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