Response properties of nociceptors in the rat's temporomandibular joint (TMJ) were
investigated using an in vitro TMJ-nerve preparation. Recordings were obtained from 33 …

Conclusions: The response properties of neurons sampled in the present study are
consistent with the hypothesis that the SMT is potentially important in the relay of nociceptive …

Recent advances in the study of pain have revealed somatotopic-and modality-dependent
processing and the integration of nociceptive signals in the brain and spinal cord. This …

An electrophysiological study was carried out in sixteen decerebrate and paralyzed New
Zealand rabbits to determine how a bolus injection of a nociceptor stimulant (hypertonic …

This study tested whether persons with TMJ arthralgia have a modality-specific and site-
specific hypersensitivity to somatosensory stimuli assessed by quantitative sensory tests …

The influence of muscle fatigue on the jaw-closing muscle spindle activity has been
investigated by analyzing:(1) the field potentials evoked in the trigeminal motor nucleus …

Responses of trigeminal subnucleus interpolaris neurons to natural and electrical
stimulation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the masseter muscle (Mm) were …

Recent studies have provided evidence suggesting the involvement of rostral components of
the V brainstem complex such as trigeminal (V) subnucleus oralis in orofacial pain …

The rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) plays a key role in the endogenous modulation of
nociceptive transmission in the central nervous system (CNS). The primary aim of this study …

Aims: To compare jaw-stretch reflex responses in male and female subjects and to
determine whether injection of glutamate into the masseter muscle facilitates these …