Ectopic discharges and adrenergic sensitivity of sensory neurons after spinal nerve injury

Brain Research

Volumn 849, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 244-247

  Liu, Xianzeng ^a   Chung, Kyungsoon ^a,b   Chung, Jin Mo ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

DRG; Neuropathic pain; Spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NEURALGIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL NERVE;

EID: 0032706192     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02165-4     Document Type: Article

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