Quantitative characterization of low-threshold mechanoreceptor inputs to lamina I spinoparabrachial neurons in the rat

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 588, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-124

  Andrew, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MECHANORECEPTOR; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TACTILE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; MECHANORECEPTORS; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SPINAL CORD; TOUCH;

EID: 73549122153     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.181511     Document Type: Article

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