Heat-induced action potential discharges in nociceptive primary sensory neurons of rats. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Although several transducer molecules for noxious stimuli have been identified, little is known about the transformation of the resulting generator currents into action potentials (APs). Therefore we investigated the transformation process for stepped noxious heat stimuli (42-47 degrees C, 3-s duration) into membrane potential changes and subsequent AP discharges using the somata of acutely dissociated small dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons (diameter

publication date

  • May 13, 2009

Research

keywords

  • Action Potentials
  • Hot Temperature
  • Membrane Potentials
  • Sensory Receptor Cells

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 67649619014

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1152/jn.90916.2008

PubMed ID

  • 19439674

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 102

issue

  • 1