Long-term potentiation in single wide dynamic range neurons induced by noxious stimulation in intact and spinalized rats

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 129, Issue , 2000, Pages 153-161

  Svendsen, Frode ^a   Hole, Kjell ^a   Tjølsen, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER C; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIZATION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETANY;

EID: 0034589042     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(00)29011-0     Document Type: Article

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