Hyper-excitability in low threshold mechanical A fibers is potentially involved in scorpion BmK sting pain

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 116-121

  Liu, Ying ^a   Bai, Zhan Tao ^a   Feng, Xing Hua ^a   Li, Wen Peng ^b   Yang, Hong Tian ^b   Zhou, Jing Jing ^b   Ji, Yong Hua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BmK I; BmK scorpion sting pain; Burst discharges; Low threshold mechanical A fiber; Single fiber recording

Indexed keywords

SCORPION VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; INSECT STING; MALE; MECHANICAL A FIBER; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE WAVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCORPION VENOMS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68849121728     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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