A technique for fast application of heated solutions of different composition to cultured neurones

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-201

  Dittert, Ivan ^a   Vlachová, Viktorie ^a   Knotková, Helena ^a   Vitásková, Zdenka ^a   Vyklicky, Ladislav ^a   Kress, Michaela ^b   Reeh, Peter W ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; DRG neurones; Membrane currents; Nociception; Patch clamp; Temperature stimulation

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; HEATING; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEWBORN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0032145897     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00051-X     Document Type: Article

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