Neuronal hyperexcitability in the ventral posterior thalamus of neuropathic rats: Modality selective effects of pregabalin

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 159-170

  Patel, Ryan ^a   Dickenson, Anthony H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nociceptive specific; Spinal nerve ligation; Ventral posterolateral thalamus; Vivo electrophysiology; Wide dynamic range

Indexed keywords

PREGABALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FIRING RATE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPINAL NERVE LIGATION INJURY; THALAMUS POSTERIOR NUCLEUS; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; LIGATION; MICROELECTRODE; NEURALGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL NERVE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; THALAMUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LIGATION; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; NEURALGIA; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PREGABALIN; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL NERVES; THALAMUS;

EID: 84984621320     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00237.2016     Document Type: Article

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