The relationship between axonal spike shape and functional modality in cutaneous C-fibres in the pig and rat

Neuroscience

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 509-518

  Gee, M D ^a   Lynn, B ^b   Basile, S ^a   Pierau, F K ^a   Cotsell, B ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HEART AND LUNG RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action potential; Axon; Nociceptor; Postganglionic sympathetic; Skin

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN NERVE; SWINE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; AXONS; FEMALE; HEAT; MECHANORECEPTORS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NOCICEPTORS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SKIN; SWINE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0032937634     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00454-0     Document Type: Article

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