Myelinated skin sensory neurons project extensively throughout adult mouse substantia gelatinosa

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2006-2014

  Boada, M Danilo ^a   Woodbury, C Jeffery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Mouse; Nociceptors; Sensory neurons; Skin; Superficial dorsal horn; Tactile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE INJURY; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN SENSATION; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BIOTIN; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; MICE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SKIN; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA;

EID: 39849091089     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5609-07.2008     Document Type: Article

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