Heat sensitization in skin and muscle nociceptors expressing distinct combinations of TRPV1 and TRPV2 protein

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2651-2662

  Rau, K K ^a   Jiang, N ^a   Johnson, R D ^b   Cooper, B Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; KETAMINE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLOID RECEPTOR; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 2; XYLAZINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEATING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SENSITIZATION; SKIN SENSATION; SPINAL GANGLION; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; COLON; HEAT; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCLES; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN; TRPV CATION CHANNELS;

EID: 34147126337     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00840.2006     Document Type: Article

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