Analgesia induced by electrical stimulation of the inferior centralis nucleus of the raphe in the cat
JL Oliveras, F Redjemi, G Guilbaud, JM Besson - Pain, 1975 - Elsevier
In the cat, electrical stimulation of the inferior central nucleus of the raphe induces a powerful
analgesia. This stimulation totally suppresses the behavioural reactions elicited by strong
pinches applied to the tail or to the four limbs; it strongly modifies the threshold of the jaw
opening reflex obtained by tooth pulp stimulation and considerably affects the behavioural
reactions elicited by continuing such stimulation. The results can be considered as evidence
that the mechanism of analgesia from the inferior raphe nucleus is similar to that already …
analgesia. This stimulation totally suppresses the behavioural reactions elicited by strong
pinches applied to the tail or to the four limbs; it strongly modifies the threshold of the jaw
opening reflex obtained by tooth pulp stimulation and considerably affects the behavioural
reactions elicited by continuing such stimulation. The results can be considered as evidence
that the mechanism of analgesia from the inferior raphe nucleus is similar to that already …