Distinct populations of spinal cord lamina II interneurons expressing G-protein-gated potassium channels

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 47, 2006, Pages 12251-12259

  Marker, Cheryl L ^a,c   Luján, Rafael ^b   Colón, José ^a   Wickman, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Universidad de Castilla La Mancha   (Spain)

^c Algos Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; GABA; Kir3; Knock out; Opioid; Substantia gelatinosa

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; G PROTEIN GATED INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; G PROTEIN GATED INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL 1; G PROTEIN GATED INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL 2; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERNEURON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; G PROTEIN-COUPLED INWARDLY-RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNELS; GABA AGONISTS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; INTERNEURONS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33751327774     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3693-06.2006     Document Type: Article

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