Memory-like alterations in Aplysia axons after nerve injury or localized depolarization

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 46, 2004, Pages 10393-10401

  Weragoda, Ramal M S ^a   Ferrer, Elisa ^a   Walters, Edgar T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential threshold; Axotomy; Hyperexcitability; Memory; Neuropathic pain; Protein synthesis; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; RAPAMYCIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; DEPOLARIZATION; MEMORY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANISOMYCIN; APLYSIA; AXONS; AXOTOMY; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; MEMORY; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; SIROLIMUS;

EID: 9244221633     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2329-04.2004     Document Type: Article

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