ATP P(2X) receptors and sensory synaptic transmission between primary afferent fibers and spinal dorsal horn neurons in rats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 3356-3360

  Li, Ping ^a   Calejesan, Amelita A ^a   Zhuo, Min ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE 6 AZOPHENYL 2',4' DISULFONIC ACID; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MONOSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032217269     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.6.3356     Document Type: Article

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