Neuroplasticity induced by tooth pulp stimulation in trigeminal subnucleus oralis involves NMDA receptor mechanisms

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1836-1846

  Park, Soo Joung ^a   Chiang, Chen Yu ^a   Hu, James W ^a   Sessle, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORALOSE; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; INFLAMMATION; JAW MUSCLE; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOLAR TOOTH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TOOTH; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0343773371     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.85.5.1836     Document Type: Article

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