Responsiveness of C neurons in rat dorsal root ganglion to 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced pruritic stimuli in vivo

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 271-279

  Hachisuka, Junichi ^a   Furue, Hidemasa ^a   Furue, Masutaka ^a   Yoshimura, Megumu ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; SEROTONIN;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BITE; EVOKED RESPONSE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SKIN; SPINAL GANGLION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; PAIN; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRURITUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SEROTONIN;

EID: 77954429597     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00938.2009     Document Type: Article

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