The Korean Journal of Physiology
- Volume 25 Issue 1
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- Pages.87-99
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- 1991
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- 0300-4015(pISSN)
Central Projections of Sensory Information Produced by Topical Application of Capsaicin to the Tongue in the Cat
- Hong, Seung-Kil (Derpartments of physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
- Nahm, Sook-Hyun (Derpartments of Physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
- Han, Hee-Chul (Derpartments of physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
- Suh, Young-Suk (Derpartments of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
- Won, Ran (Derpartments of Physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
- Lee, Bae-Hwan (Derpartments of Physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University)
- Published : 1991.06.01
Abstract
In order to elucidate whether capsaicin applied topically acts as a pain-producing subastance or as a tastant, neuronal activities of the chorda tympani nerve(CN), lingual nerve(LN), solitary tract nucleus(STN), and trigeminal nucleus(TGN) were recorded while thermal and taste stimuli, and capsaicin were being applied topically, and algesics intra-arterially to the tongue of cats anesthetized with