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. 2000 Dec;47(Suppl 4):iv69–iv72. doi: 10.1136/gut.47.suppl_4.iv69

Spinal and supraspinal modulation of visceral sensation

E Mayer
PMCID: PMC1766817  PMID: 11076922

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The emotional motor system (EMS).

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