Fine afferent nerve fibers and pain
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Fine afferent nerve fibers and pain
VCH, c1987
- : gw
- : us
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Papers presented at the 30th International Congress of Physiological Sciences held in Vancouver, B.C. in the summer of 1986
Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
The forty-four articles collected here represent the first in-depth survey of the most recent advances in the investigation of nociception and pain. They show and explain the intricate relationships between fine afferent nerve fibers, their spinal and supraspinal relay stations and the processing and handling of pain-inducing stimuli. The contributors also review in detail the latest conceptual and methodological approaches, among them light and electron microscopy, immunocytochemistry, thermography, and extracellualar and intracellular recording techniques. Other areas of discussion include developmental aspects, occurrence and distribution of fine afferents in various tissue, morphology of the ''pain receptor'' (nociceptor), ''pain pathways'' from the periphery to the cerebral cortex, and model systems to explore the effects of injury and inflammation on the pain system.
Table of Contents
- Morphology of Fine Afferents and Their Peripheral and Central Terminals
- Receptive Properties of Fine Afferents in Normal and Injured Tissue
- Properties of Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells
- Synaptic Transmission and Modulation in the Dorsal Horn
- Spinal and Supraspinal Processing of Fine Afferent Activity
- Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects of Fine Afferent Activity.
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