Developmental regulation of membrane excitability in rat spinal lamina I projection neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2604-2614

  Li, Jie ^a   Baccei, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal horn; Neonate; Patch clamp

Indexed keywords

DIIODOHYDROXYQUIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GROWTH REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE PROJECTION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PATCH CLAMP; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPIKE; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WHOLE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MINIATURE POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84861168874     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00899.2011     Document Type: Article

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