Activation of protease-activated receptor-4 inhibits the intrinsic excitability of colonic dorsal root ganglia neurons

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1218-1221

  Karanjia, R ^a   Spreadbury, I ^a   Bautista Cruz, F ^a   Tsang, M E ^a   Vanner, S ^a  

^a KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colon; Nociception; Protease activated receptor; Visceral hyperalgesia

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 4;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLON; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL GANGLION; VISCERAL PAIN; WHOLE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; COLON; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; MICE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; RECEPTORS, THROMBIN;

EID: 70349682326     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01353.x     Document Type: Article

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