The role of the periaqueductal gray in the modulation of pain in males and females : are the anatomy and physiology really that different?
Anatomical and physiological studies conducted in the 1960s identified the periaqueductal gray (PAG) and its descending projections to the rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) and spinal cord dorsal horn, as a primary anatomical pathway mediating opioid-based analgesia. Since these initial studies, th...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Neural plasticity. - 1998. - 2009(2009) vom: 04., Seite 462879 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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2009
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Neural plasticity |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Review Analgesics, Opioid Gonadal Hormones Morphine 76I7G6D29C |
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