Primary afferent stimulation differentially potentiates excitatory and inhibitory inputs to spinal lamina II outer and inner neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2413-2421

  Pan, Yu Zhen ^a   Pan, Hui Lin ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA;

EID: 2442611682     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01242.2003     Document Type: Article

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