Transmitting Pain and Itch Messages: A Contemporary View of the Spinal Cord Circuits that Generate G...
Transmitting Pain and Itch Messages: A Contemporary View of the Spinal Cord Circuits that Generate Gate Control
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United States: Elsevier Inc
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The original formulation of Gate Control Theory (GCT) proposed that the perception of pain produced by spinal cord signaling to the brain depends on a balance of activity generated in large (nonnociceptive)- and small (nociceptive)-diameter primary afferent fibers. The theory proposed that activation of the large-diameter afferent “closes” the gate...
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Transmitting Pain and Itch Messages: A Contemporary View of the Spinal Cord Circuits that Generate Gate Control
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4492533
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4492533
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0896-6273
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1097-4199
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10.1016/j.neuron.2014.01.018
