A neuroanatomical correlate of sensorimotor recovery in response to repeated vaginocervical stimulation in rats.

Gentle probing against the cervix via the vagina (VCS) increases tail flick latency (TFL) to radiant heat; greater force totally abolishes the tail flick response and other withdrawal responses. This effect occurs in spinal cord-transected rats and in intact rats. On the basis of our earlier findin...

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Main Authors: Barry R Komisaruk, Dina R Conde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
HRP
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00100/full