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Induction of the Proto-Oncogene c-fos as a Cellular Marker of Brainstem Neurons Activated from the PAG

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The Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray Matter

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSA,volume 213))

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The diverse functions of the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) have been characterized in behavioral, cardiovascular and electrophysiological studies. The widespread ascending and descending efferent connections provide the anatomical substrates for the diversity of output functions of PAG neurons (Mantyh, 1983a; 1983b; Holstege, this volume). However, little is known about which target sites are activated by efferents originating from the PAG or the number of neurons involved, i.e., about the functional, cellular substrate of the output functions of the PAG.

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    Antoine Depaulis

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    Richard Bandler

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Sandkühler, J. (1991). Induction of the Proto-Oncogene c-fos as a Cellular Marker of Brainstem Neurons Activated from the PAG. In: Depaulis, A., Bandler, R. (eds) The Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray Matter. NATO ASI Series, vol 213. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3302-3_15

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