Axonal thermosensitivity and mechanosensitivity of cutaneous afferent neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 110-118

  Teliban, Alina ^a   Bartsch, Fabian ^a   Struck, Marek ^a   Baron, Ralf ^a   Jänig, Wilfrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Afferent nerve fibers; Axonal sensitivity; Cold sensitivity; Heat sensitivity; Mechanosensitivity; Skin

Indexed keywords

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT SENSITIVITY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE POTENTIAL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN NERVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SURAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN; SURAL NERVE; THERMORECEPTORS; THERMOSENSING;

EID: 78650769241     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07471.x     Document Type: Article

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