Rostral ventromedial medulla
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Rostral ventromedial medulla
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The rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM), or ventromedial nucleus of the spinal cord, is a group of neurons located close to the midline on the floor of the medulla oblongata. The rostral ventromedial medulla sends descending inhibitory and excitatory fibers to the dorsal horn spinal cord neurons.
There are 3 categories of neurons in the RVM: on-cells, off-cells, and neutral cells. They are characterized by their response to nociceptive input. Off-cells show a transitory decrease in firing rate ri
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Group of neurons in medulla of brain
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostral_ventromedial_medulla
date created:
2011-05-17T17:47:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T11:33:23Z
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