Activation of anterior cingulate cortex produces inhibitory effects on noxious mechanical and electrical stimuli-evoked responses in rat spinal WDR neurons

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 895-899

  Ma, Jiu Hong ^a   Xiao, Tie Hui ^b   Chang, Chong Wang ^a   Gao, Li ^a   Wang, Xue Lian ^a   Gao, Guo Dong ^a   Yu, Yao Qing ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; In vivo electrophysiology; Pain; WDR neuron; Wind up

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY RESPONSE GENE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PINCH STRENGTH; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; GYRUS CINGULI; MALE; NEURONS; NOCICEPTORS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 80053574601     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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