Spinal processing of noxious and innocuous cold information: Differential modulation by the periaqueductal gray

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4933-4942

  Leith, J Lianne ^a   Koutsikou, Stella ^a   Lumb, Bridget M ^a   Apps, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CHLOROETHANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; MALE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 77950625746     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0122-10.2010     Document Type: Article

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