In vivo responses of mouse superficial dorsal horn neurones to both current injection and peripheral cutaneous stimulation

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 561, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 749-763

  Graham, B A ^a   Brichta, A M ^a   Callister, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN STIMULATION; SPIKE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TOUCH; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; FIRING RATE; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; SKIN;

EID: 11344251690     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.072645     Document Type: Article

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