Mechanoreceptive afferents exhibit functionally-specific activity dependent changes in conduction velocity

Brain Research

Volumn 721, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 91-100

  Waikar, Sushrut S ^a   Thalhammer, Johann G ^a   Raymond, Stephen A ^a   Huang, Jason Haitao ^a   Chang, David S ^a   Strichartz, Gary R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity dependence; Axon excitability; Conduction latency; Electrical stimulation; Low threshold mechanoreceptors; Rat; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; LATENT PERIOD; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION;

EID: 0029890866     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00165-5     Document Type: Article

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