Nerve growth factor and NT-5 induce increased thermal sensitivity of cutaneous nociceptors in vitro

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 3593-3596

  Rueff, Alain ^a   Mendell, Lorne M ^a  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 4;

ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MAST CELL; NERVE FIBER C; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SKIN; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0029861749     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.5.3593     Document Type: Article

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