Membrane potential oscillations in dorsal root ganglion neurons: Role in normal electrogenesis and neuropathic pain

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 8589-8596

  Amir, Ron ^a   Michaelis, Martin ^b   Devor, Marshall ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; Ectopic firing; Neuropathic pain; Paraesthesias; Rat; Subthreshold oscillations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0033215996     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-19-08589.1999     Document Type: Article

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