Long-range oscillatory Ca2+ waves in rat spinal dorsal horn

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1967-1976

  Ruscheweyh, Ruth ^a   Sandkühler, Jürgen ^a  

^a Medical University of Vienna   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ca2+ imaging; NMDA receptor; Nociception; Superficial dorsal horn; Synchronized network activity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; INDOLES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NERVE NET; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRYCHNINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27644491478     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04393.x     Document Type: Article

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