Paracrine-like excitation of low-threshold mechanoceptive C-fibers innervating rat hairy skin is mediated by substance P via NK-1 receptors

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 138-145

  Zhang, Shi Hong ^a,b   Sun, Qi Xin ^b   Seltzer, Ze'ev ^c   Cao, Dong Yuan ^b   Wang, Hui Sheng ^b   Chen, Zhong ^a   Zhao, Yan ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross talk; Low threshold mechanoceptive C fibers; NK 1 receptors; Substance P

Indexed keywords

17ALPHA ETHYNYL 17BETA HYDROXY 5ALPHA ANDROSTANO[3,2 B]PYRIMIDO[1,2 A]BENZIMIDAZOLE; CAPSAICIN; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SUBSTANCE P; URETHAN;

ALLODYNIA; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE FIBER C; NEWBORN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PEPTIDERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN NERVE; SPINAL NERVE; TACTILE STIMULATION; TETANUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANDROSTANES; ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CAPSAICIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; SUBSTANCE P; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37349016188     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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