Receptive properties of mouse sensory neurons innervating hairy skin

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1841-1850

  Koltzenburg, Martin ^a   Stucky, Cheryl L ^a   Lewin, Gary R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^c MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR; INNERVATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOUSE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN NERVE; SKIN STIMULATION; SURAL NERVE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0030821372     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.4.1841     Document Type: Article

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