2011
In vivo responses of cutaneous C-mechanosensitive neurons in mouse to punctate chemical stimuli that elicit itch and nociceptive sensations in humans
Ma C, Nie H, Gu Q, Sikand P, LaMotte RH. In vivo responses of cutaneous C-mechanosensitive neurons in mouse to punctate chemical stimuli that elicit itch and nociceptive sensations in humans. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2011, 107: 357-363. PMID: 21994268, PMCID: PMC3349700, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00801.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNociceptive sensationsCowhage spiculesC-nociceptorsNociceptive neuronsReceptive fieldsCutaneous receptive fieldsNoxious mechanical stimuliC-fibre rangePeripheral neural mechanismsExtracellular electrophysiological recordingsAxonal conduction velocityMean discharge rateChemical itchElicit itchChemical stimuliMechanosensitive nociceptorsConduction velocityMechanosensitive neuronsHeat stimuliItchCell bodiesElectrophysiological recordingsVivo responseCapsaicinHistamine
1998
Patch clamp recording from the intact dorsal root ganglion
Zhang J, Donnelly D, LaMotte R. Patch clamp recording from the intact dorsal root ganglion. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 1998, 79: 97-103. PMID: 9531465, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0270(97)00164-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatch-clamp recordingsConduction velocityAction potentialsSciatic nerveC cellsIntact dorsal root gangliaDorsal root ganglion cellsDorsal root gangliaAxonal conduction velocityGanglion sheathL5 DRGDRG cellsRoot gangliaGanglion cellsAP thresholdBeta cellsClamp recordingsSodium currentAdeltaCurrent clampConnective tissueVoltage clampNerveGangliaTTX