Editorial
Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2007; 13(9): 1313-1332
Published online Mar 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i9.1313
Figure 5
Figure 5 Visceral nociceptive information is transmitted along multiple ascending spinal pathways to multiple processing centers in the brain. Projection pathways in the dorsal spinal columns transmit information from tactile receptors in the skin and visceral pain from nociceptors in the bowel.