Functional cross-excitation between afferent A- and C-neurons in dorsal root ganglia

Neuroscience

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 189-195

  Amir, R ^a   Devor, M ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; Neuronal crosstalk; Neuropathic pain; Pain; Rat; Tactile allodynia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; FEMALE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS;

EID: 0032747456     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00388-7     Document Type: Article

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