A novel methodology for simultaneous assessment of the effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine on primary afferent polarisation and synaptic transmission in rat dorsal horn neurones in vitro

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Lopez Garcia, J A ^a,b   King, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

GABA; Monoamine; Nociception; Primary afferent depolarization; Somatosensory system; Synaptic inhibition

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CAPSAICIN; SEROTONIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030248009     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(96)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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