In Vivo NGF Deprivation Reduces SNS Expression and TTX-R Sodium Currents in IB4-Negative DRG Neurons
Fjell J, Cummins T, Fried K, Black J, Waxman S. In Vivo NGF Deprivation Reduces SNS Expression and TTX-R Sodium Currents in IB4-Negative DRG Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1999, 81: 803-810. PMID: 10036280, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTTX-R sodium currentsNerve growth factorPA/pFDRG neuronsHigh antibody titersSodium current densityNGF-deprived neuronsSodium currentAntibody titersAdult ratsSmall dorsal root ganglion neuronsTetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channelsDorsal root ganglion neuronsTTX-R currentsSodium channel expressionMRNA hybridization signalsPathological painThermal hypoalgesiaGanglion neuronsControl neuronsIsolectin IB4Channel expressionNGF deprivationMRNA expressionNeurons