Characterization of long-term potentiation of C-fiber-evoked potentials in spinal dorsal horn of adult rat: Essential role of NK1 and NK2 receptors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1973-1982

  Liu, X G ^a   Sandkuhler J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 1842372050     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.4.1973     Document Type: Article

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