Direct GABAergic and glycinergic inhibition of the substantia gelatinosa from the rostral ventromedial medulla revealed by in vivo patch-clamp analysis in rats

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1787-1794

  Kato, Go ^a   Yasaka, Toshiharu ^a   Katafuchi, Toshihiko ^a   Furue, Hidemasa ^a   Mizuno, Masaharu ^b   Iwamoto, Yukihide ^a   Yoshimura, Megumu ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Descending inhibitory system; GABA; Glycine; In vivo patch clamp; Pain; Substantia gelatinosa

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HINDLIMB; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SPINAL CORD; STIMULATION; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM GLUTAMATE; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA;

EID: 32544451583     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4856-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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