Serotonin-induced population primary afferent depolarisation in vitro: The effects of neonatal capsaicin treatment

Brain Research

Volumn 789, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 339-342

  Khasabov, S G ^a   Lopez Garcia, J A ^a   King, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; GABA; Nociceptive afferent; Primary afferent depolarization; Serotonin (5 HT); Spinal dorsal horn

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; GABAERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY AFFERENT DEPOLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SENSORY NERVE; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CAPSAICIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RATS; SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032513569     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00136-X     Document Type: Article

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