1996
Chapter 8 Alterations in the functional properties of dorsal root ganglion cells with unmyelinated axons after a chronic nerve constriction in the rat
LaMotte R, Zhang J, Petersen M. Chapter 8 Alterations in the functional properties of dorsal root ganglion cells with unmyelinated axons after a chronic nerve constriction in the rat. Progress In Brain Research 1996, 110: 105-111. PMID: 9000719, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)62568-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaSensory neuronsIntact neuronsPartial peripheral nerve injuryDorsal root ganglion cellsChronic nerve constrictionPeripheral axonal injuryPeripheral nerve injuryPeripheral sensory neuronsPrimary sensory neuronsNerve constrictionNerve injuryAbnormal responsivenessAxonal injuryCollateral sproutingNeuropathological changesNociceptive activityDRG cellsRoot gangliaGanglion cellsSame nerveInjury siteUnmyelinated axonsAxonsNeurons
1995
Functional changes in dorsal root ganglion cells after chronic nerve constriction in the rat
Xie Y, Zhang J, Petersen M, LaMotte R. Functional changes in dorsal root ganglion cells after chronic nerve constriction in the rat. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1995, 73: 1811-1820. PMID: 7623082, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1995.73.5.1811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root gangliaChronic nerve constrictionMost C-fibersC-fibersNerve constrictionSpontaneous activityInjury siteDRG somataDorsal rootsDorsal root ganglion cellsNerve-injured ratsIpsilateral sciatic nerveL5 dorsal rootAlpha 2 receptorsEffects of norepinephrineDorsal root fibersThermal stimuliUninjured neuronsUninjured ratsNerve injurySympathetic trunkUninjured nerveSympathetic stimulationCutaneous painExcitatory responses