Abnormal activity of primary somatosensory cortex in central pain syndrome

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1717-1725

  Quiton, Raimi L ^a   Masri, Radi ^a,b   Thompson, Scott M ^a   Keller, Asaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL CORD LESION; THALAMUS POSTERIOR NUCLEUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNDROME;

EID: 77957205649     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00161.2010     Document Type: Article

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