1996
Abnormal spontaneous activity and responses to norepinephrine in dissociated dorsal root ganglion cells after chronic nerve constriction
Petersen M, Zhang J, Zhang J, LaMotte R. Abnormal spontaneous activity and responses to norepinephrine in dissociated dorsal root ganglion cells after chronic nerve constriction. Pain 1996, 67: 391-397. PMID: 8951934, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(96)03146-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root ganglion cellsUninjured nerveGanglion cellsSpontaneous activityWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsAbnormal spontaneous activityChronic nerve constrictionPeripheral nerve injuryPrimary sensory neuronsPatch-clamp recordingsMedium-sized cellsNerve constrictionTight ligationNerve injuryDRG cellsSciatic nerveNormal nervesAdult ratsSensory neuronsNerveNorepinephrineLow dosesAction potentialsCultures 11Current clamp
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