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An appropriate discussion of nociceptive pathways must consider three levels of processing: peripheral, spinal and supraspinal. A large amount of neurophysiological data has accumulated on peripheral and on spinal mechanisms, but this has certainly not led to a complete understanding, our knowledge on supraspinal mechanisms of nociception is still scarce.
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- Dorsal Horn
- Dorsal Horn Neurone
- Trigem Inal Nucleus Caudalis
- Substantia Gelatinosa
- Nociceptive Information
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Handwerker, H.O. (1980). Nociceptive Pathways and Transmitters. In: Turner, P., Padgham, C., Hedges, A. (eds) Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05952-2_35
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