Induction of homosynaptic long-term depression at spinal synapses of sensory Aδ-fibers requires activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors

Neuroscience

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 141-148

  Chen, J ^a   Sandkuhler J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analgesia; mGluRs; Nociception; Primary afferent; Spinal dorsal horn; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; ALPHA METHYLSERINE O PHOSPHATE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; BENZOATES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLYCINE; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0342979863     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(00)00080-4     Document Type: Article

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