Disinhibition opens the gate to pathological pain signaling in superficial neurokinin 1 receptor-expressing neurons in rat spinal cord

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1833-1843

  Torsney, Carole ^a   MacDermott, Amy B ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal horn; Inhibition; Low threshold; NMDA receptor; Nociceptors; Primary afferent

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE;

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; EVOKED RESPONSE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MONOSYNAPTIC PATHWAY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER C; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; GENE DELETION; NEURONS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; RATS; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 32544460671     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4584-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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