Descending control systems [electronic resource] / Ronald Dubner.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Pain and the control of pain : pain transmission, regulation and management: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2009Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (43 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor | Pain -- prevention & control | Pain -- therapy | Receptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Sensory modulation -- Activity dependent plasticity -- Descending modulation: facilitation or inhibition? -- Effects of RVM lesion on behavior -- Dynamic shifts in descending modulation after inflammation -- Experimental set up -- NMDA receptor ion channel complex -- Changes in NMDA receptor subunit expression in the RVM -- Changes in NMDA receptor protein expression in the RVM -- Changes in NMDA NR2 receptor subunit phosphorylation after inflammation -- Neuronal activity in the RVM -- Changes in RVM neuronal activity during the development of inflammation -- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) -- Normal function of the brain.
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