These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: The raphe magnus/pallidus regulates sweat secretion and skin vasodilation of the cat forepaw pad: a preliminary electrical stimulation study.
    Author: Asahina M, Sakakibara R, Liu Z, Ito T, Yamanaka Y, Nakazawa K, Shimizu E, Hattori T.
    Journal: Neurosci Lett; 2007 Mar 30; 415(3):283-7. PubMed ID: 17289264.
    Abstract:
    In the human palm/sole, mental or physical stimuli induce an increase in sweat secretion and a decrease in skin blood flow (SkBF). However, the central pathways of these responses remain unclear. We measured sweat secretion and SkBF in the cat footpad by electrically stimulating the raphe. Stimulation of the rostral raphe magnus/pallidus elicited a reduction in SkBF without affecting sweat secretion. Stimulation of the mid to caudal raphe magnus/pallidus elicited an increase in both sweat secretion and SkBF. The raphe magnus/pallidus may play a crucial role in skin vasomotor and sudomotor responses in the cat footpad.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]