The antinociceptive action of an α2-adrenoceptor agonist in the spinal dorsal horn is due to a direct spinal action and not to activation of Descending Inhibition
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Brain Research Bulletin
- Vol. 37 (6) , 581-587
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0361-9230(95)00044-f
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