Ectopic α2-adrenoceptors couple to N-type Ca2+ channels in axotomized rat sensory neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1633-1641

  Abdulla, Fuad A ^a   Smith, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

acutely dissociated neurons; nerve injury; norepinephrine; pain; sodium channel; spinal ganglion

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUSALGIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; AUTOMUTILATION; DENERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; INJURY; MALE; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP; PATHOLOGY; SCIATIC NERVE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DENERVATION; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOREPINEPHRINE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; SCIATIC NERVE; SELF MUTILATION;

EID: 0030614475     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-05-01633.1997     Document Type: Article

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