Ion channels associated with the ectopic discharges generated after segmental spinal nerve injury in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 900, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 119-127

  Liu, Xianzeng ^a   Zhou, Jun Li ^a   Chung, Kyungsoon ^a,b   Chung, Jin Mo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion (DRG); Neuropathic pain; Sodium channel; Spinal nerve ligation model; Tetrodotoxin (TTX)

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; ISOPROTEIN; LIDOCAINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRODOTOXIN;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL NERVE;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; COBALT; ION CHANNELS; ION TRANSPORT; LIDOCAINE; LIGATION; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROTOXINS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SPINAL NERVES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0035805169     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(01)02274-0     Document Type: Article

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