Effects of ralfinamide, a Na+ channel blocker, on firing properties of nociceptive dorsal root ganglion neurons of adult rats

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-72

  Yamane, Hana ^a   de Groat, William C ^a   Sculptoreanu, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Dorsal root ganglia; Firing; Na+ currents; Nociceptive neurons; Tetrodotoxin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CAPSAICIN; RALFINAMIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SUBSTANCE P; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SODIUM CURRENT; SPINAL GANGLION;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CAPSAICIN; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUOROBENZENES; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; NEURONS; NOCICEPTORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSORY SYSTEM AGENTS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SUBSTANCE P; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 35348997034     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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