Differing neurophysiologic mechanosensory input from glabrous and hairy skin in juvenile rats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 3568-3575

  Boada, M Danilo ^a   Houle, Timothy T ^a   Eisenach, James C ^a   Ririe, Douglas G ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; GLABROUS SKIN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKINFOLD; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HAIR; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; TOUCH;

EID: 78650853312     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00415.2010     Document Type: Article

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