Serotoninergic-mediated inhibition of substance P sensitive deep dorsal horn neurons: A combined electrophysiological and morphological study in vitro

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 360-367

  Worsley, Matthew A ^a   Todd, Andrew J ^b   King, Anne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Dorsal horn; Nociception; Serotonin; Tachykinins

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENDRITE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SAMPLING; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P;

EID: 12844269197     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-004-2018-7     Document Type: Article

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