Low-frequency stimulation of afferent aδ-fibers induces long-term depression at primary afferent synapses with substantia gelatinosa neurons in the rat

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 6483-6491

  Sandkuhler J ^a,b   Chen, J G ^b   Cheng, G ^a   Randic M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Afferent stimulation; Antinociception; BAPTA; Calyculin A; Long term depression; NMDA; Pain; Primary afferents; Spinal cord; Substantia gelatinosa; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

CALYCULIN A; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0343035586     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-16-06483.1997     Document Type: Article

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