Optically recorded response of the superficial dorsal horn: Dissociation from neuronal activity, sensitivity to formalin-evoked skin nociceptor activation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 852-864

  Lee, Jaekwang ^b   Tommerdahl, M ^b   Favorov, O V ^b   Whitsel, B L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPYRIDINE; FLUOROACETIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTAMINE; POTASSIUM ION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL VOLUME; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GLIA CELL; LIGHT SCATTERING; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; PAIN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SKIN RECEPTOR; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALCIUM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FLUOROACETATES; FORMALDEHYDE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GLUTAMIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SKIN; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 21544458028     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00976.2004     Document Type: Article

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