An in vivo mouse spinal cord preparation for patch-clamp analysis of nociceptive processing

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 221-228

  Graham, B A ^a   Brichta, A M ^a   Callister, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Nociception; Pain; Substantia gelatinosa; Superficial dorsal horn

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 2942620380     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2004.01.014     Document Type: Article

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