Anatomical evidence of pruriceptive trigeminothalamic and trigeminoparabrachial projection neurons in mice

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 524, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 244-256

  Akiyama, Tasuku ^a   Curtis, Eric ^b   Nguyen, Tony ^b   Carstens, Mirela Iodi ^b   Carstens, E ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Double label; Fos; Interneurons; Itch (pruritus); Pain; Superficial dorsal horn; Trigeminal projection neurons

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; CHLOROQUINE; FLUOROGOLD; HISTAMINE; PROTEIN FOS; 2-HYDROXY-4,4'-DIAMIDINOSTILBENE, METHANESULFONATE SALT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; HISTAMINE AGONIST; PROTEIN V FOS; STILBAMIDINE;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LABELING; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERNEURON; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROANATOMY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; THALAMUS; TRIGEMINAL SUBNUCLEUS CAUDALIS; TRIGEMINOPARABRACHIAL PROJECTION NEURON; TRIGEMINOTHALAMIC PROJECTION NEURON; ANIMAL; BRAIN MAPPING; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR HORN CELL; SPINAL TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIPRURITICS; BRAIN MAPPING; CAPSAICIN; CHLOROQUINE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE AGONISTS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; ONCOGENE PROTEINS V-FOS; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; STILBAMIDINES; THALAMUS; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS, SPINAL;

EID: 84949667169     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23839     Document Type: Article

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