Populations of spinal cord dorsal horn neurons and their role in nociception

Nociception involves detection of tissue damage by specialized receptors; nociceptors. These convey information to the first synaptic relays in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. Within the dorsal horn itself are the dorsal horn neurons which can be divided into two broad classes, based on their ax...

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Main Author: Al Ghamdi, Kholoud Saad
Published: University of Glasgow 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.559956