IDENTIFICATION OF NOCIFENSOR REFLEX-RELATED NEURONS IN THE ROSTROVENTROMEDIAL MEDULLA OF DECEREBRATED RATS

被引:7
作者
CLARKE, RW
MORGAN, MM
HEINRICHER, MM
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT NEUROL,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
[2] UNIV NOTTINGHAM,DEPT PHYSIOL & ENVIRONM SCI,LOUGHBOROUGH LE12 5RD,LEICS,ENGLAND
[3] WASHINGTON STATE UNIV,DEPT PSYCHOL,VANCOUVER,WA 98663
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
ROSTROVENTROMEDIAL MEDULLA; NOCICEPTION; TAIL FLICK; ON-CELL; OFF-CELL; UNANESTHETIZED; DECEREBRATED;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(94)90195-3
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Extracellular single unit recordings were made from neurons in the rostroventromedial medulla of decerebrated rats. The previously described 'on-cell' and 'off-cell' classes were found in this preparation, and this classification, which is based on tail flick-related changes in activity, was not altered by the introduction or removal of halothane anesthesia. It is therefore evident that the identifying physiological properties of on- and off-cells are not dependent on the presence of anesthesia in decerebrate rats, or on brain structures rostral to the inferior colliculi.
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页码:169 / 174
页数:6
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