Pinch-current injection defines two discharge profiles in mouse superficial dorsal horn neurones, in vitro

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 578, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 787-798

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIMARY AFFERENT DEPOLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDER; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPOLARIZATION; FIRING RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LATENT PERIOD; SPIKE; SUPERFICIAL DORSAL HORN; VOLTAGE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33846524343     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.123349     Document Type: Article

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