Presynaptic inhibition by baclofen of miniature EPSCs and IPSCs in substantia gelatinosa neurons of the adult rat spinal dorsal horn

Pain

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 385-393

  Iyadomi, Minako ^a   Iyadomi, Ikuo ^a   Kumamoto, Eiichi ^a   Tomokuni, Katsumaro ^a   Yoshimura, Megumu ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baclofen; mEPSC; mIPSC; Patch clamp; Spinal cord; Substantia gelatinosa

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA AGONISTS; MALE; NEURONS; PAIN; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; RECEPTORS, PRESYNAPTIC; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034175758     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(99)00285-7     Document Type: Article

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