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
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
1986
Tactile detection of a dot on a smooth surface: peripheral neural events
LaMotte R, Whitehouse J. Tactile detection of a dot on a smooth surface: peripheral neural events. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1986, 56: 1109-1128. PMID: 3097273, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1986.56.4.1109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of impulsesVon Frey filamentsPeripheral nerve fibersAnesthetized macaque monkeysReceptive fieldsFiber recordingsNerve fibersMacaque monkeysAction potentialsCertain stimulus conditionsNerve impulsesMagnitude of sensationTactile detectionSensory magnitudeStimulus conditionsResponse of RACapacity of humansSensory detectionNeural eventsMechanical eventsMonkeysSame stimuliSkinSensationRA