1997
Axotomy Increases the Excitability of Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells With Unmyelinated Axons
Zhang J, Donnelly D, Song X, Lamotte R. Axotomy Increases the Excitability of Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells With Unmyelinated Axons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 2790-2794. PMID: 9356426, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.5.2790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaUnmyelinated axonsRoot gangliaSodium currentTTX-sensitive sodium currentWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsDorsal root ganglion cellsTTX-resistant currentC cellsEffects of axotomyAction potential thresholdPatch-clamp recordingsAction potential durationNeuropathic painVoltage-clamp conditionsPeak sodium currentDRG cellsGanglion cellsSoma sizeFast BlueNerve fibersConduction velocityAxotomyPotential duration
1993
Effect of protons on the inward current evoked by capsaicin in isolated dorsal root ganglion cells
Petersen M, LaMotte R. Effect of protons on the inward current evoked by capsaicin in isolated dorsal root ganglion cells. Pain 1993, 54: 37-42. PMID: 7690929, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(93)90097-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInward currentsDorsal root ganglion neuronsDorsal root ganglion cellsCapsaicin-evoked currentsWhole-cell voltage-clamp conditionsImportant modulatory roleVoltage-clamp conditionsDRG cellsGanglion neuronsGanglion cellsSensory neuronsModulatory roleCapsaicinProgressive decreaseNeuronsCellsExtracellular medium