Processing and inhibition of nociceptive information : proceedings of the International Symposium of the Osaka University for the Celebration of the 50th Anniversary

A selection of the lectures presented: Differences in the reponse of the polymodal receptor to heat stimulation and to bradykinin. Central terminal morphology of a primary afferent neuron innervating the feline tooth pulp. Opioid gene expression and Fos-like immunoreactivity following peripheral inflammation are colocalized in spinal cord neurons. Receptor mediated modulation of nociceptive processing. The mechanism of morphine analgesia. Somatosensory pathways from the trigeminal nucleus to the mesencephalic parabrachial area. Food intake under various noxious conditions. Electrophysiology and morphology of SI neurons receiving intraoral nociceptive inputs. A selection of the Poster presentations: Expression of VIP and galanin in dorsal root ganglion neurons after nerve injury and axonal transport blockade. Induction of c-fos-like protein in the central nervous system of the rat following internal malaise. Painful stress and c-fos-expression in the rat brain. Spinal projections of identified testicular afferents traced by intracellular labeling with Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin. Activity of the thalamic intralaminar nuclei in the patients with central (thalamic) pain. The hypothalamic arcuate nucleus and antinociception. A simple device of pain measurement in human deep tissues. Mechanism of hyperalgesia in SART stressed rats effect of neurotropin. Characterization of the pharmacology of the antinociceptive effects of intrathecally administered # 2 adrenergic agonists in rats. The afferent discharge of the muscle spindle during inhalation anesthesia. Index of authors. Subject index.