Neurons in superficial trigeminal subnucleus caudalis responsive to oral cooling, menthol, and other irritant stimuli

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 966-978

  Zanotto, Karen L ^a   Merrill, Austin W ^a   Carstens, Mirela Iodi ^a   Carstens, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; CAPSAICIN; CINNAMALDEHYDE; IRRITANT AGENT; MENTHOL; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL A1; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL M8; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DESENSITIZATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMAL STIMULATION; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; COLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ETHANOL; HEAT; IRRITANTS; MALE; MENTHOL; MOUTH; NEURONS; NOCICEPTORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNELS; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEI; TRPV CATION CHANNELS;

EID: 33846911018     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00996.2006     Document Type: Article

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