Stimulation-induced responses of the trigeminal caudal neurons in the brainstem preparation isolated from newborn rats

Brain Research

Volumn 785, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-74

  Hamba, Michiko ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development; N Methyl D aspartate (NMDA) receptor; Pain; Slow excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP); Windup

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPIKE WAVE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MAGNESIUM; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RATS; REACTION TIME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0032559605     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01382-6     Document Type: Article

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