000007571 001__ 7571 000007571 005__ 20231129124938.0 000007571 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/f1881m51t 000007571 037__ $$aETD 000007571 245__ $$aBrainstem pain-modulating neurons "see the light" 000007571 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000007571 269__ $$a2019 000007571 336__ $$aDissertation 000007571 502__ $$bPh.D. 000007571 520__ $$aFunctional pain disorders are highly prevalent, but difficult to diagnose and treat. There is strong evidence that dysfunction in central pain modulation contributes to pain amplification and hypersensitivity. The first aim of this thesis was to compare the basic firing properties and light-evoked stimulus-response curves of RVM cells in female versus male rats. 000007571 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner 000007571 650__ $$aChronic Pain$$039552 000007571 650__ $$aPhotophobia$$032704 000007571 650__ $$aPain$$023476 000007571 6531_ $$abrainstem 000007571 6531_ $$asex differences 000007571 6531_ $$apain modulation 000007571 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369 000007571 692__ $$aDepartment of Biomedical Engineering$$041397 000007571 7001_ $$aHryciw, Gwen M. 000007571 8564_ $$9687d53af-f9fe-4e76-b5b9-46087fbe18f5$$s1356068$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7571/files/hryciw.gwen.2019.pdf 000007571 905__ $$a/rest/prod/f1/88/1m/51/f1881m51t 000007571 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:7571$$pstudent-work 000007571 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations