AMPA receptor subunits underlying terminals of fine-caliber primary afferent fibers

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3363-3372

  Popratiloff, A ^a,b   Weinberg, R J ^a   Rustioni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CB 7090 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

C fibers; dorsal horn; glutamate receptors; nociception; postembedding immunogold; substantia gelatinosa

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0029878695     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-10-03363.1996     Document Type: Article

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