Capsaicin-induced rapid receptive field reorganization in cuneate neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1117-1125

  Pettit, Michael J ^a   Schwark, Harris D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; INTERNEURON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 0029871333     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.3.1117     Document Type: Article

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