title: Somatotopy of nociceptive responses in the human spinal cord.
authors: Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, I-41125 Modena, Italy Enrico Fermi Centre and Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
authors: Paul Eugene
authors: PE
authors: Summers
authors: Carlo Adolfo
authors: CA
authors: Porro
authors: Federico
authors: F
authors: Giove
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D059225:Nociception / Q000502:physiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology*
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