1999
Reduction in Potassium Currents in Identified Cutaneous Afferent Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons After Axotomy
Everill B, Kocsis J. Reduction in Potassium Currents in Identified Cutaneous Afferent Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons After Axotomy. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1999, 82: 700-708. PMID: 10444667, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.2.700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal root ganglion neuronsCutaneous afferent neuronsAfferent neuronsGanglion neuronsPotassium currentWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsPrimary afferent neuronsEffects of axotomyPatch-clamp recordingsControl cellsAppropriate ion replacementAcute ligationNerve ligationDRG neuronsExcitability changesChannel blockersNeuronal excitabilityPharmacological componentsAxotomyNeuronsLigationBasis of sensitivityCellsBlockers
1998
Morphologically Identified Cutaneous Afferent DRG Neurons Express Three Different Potassium Currents in Varying Proportions
Everill B, Rizzo M, Kocsis J. Morphologically Identified Cutaneous Afferent DRG Neurons Express Three Different Potassium Currents in Varying Proportions. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1998, 79: 1814-1824. PMID: 9535950, PMCID: PMC2605378, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.4.1814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDRG neuronsMedium-sized DRG neuronsDorsal root ganglion neuronsCutaneous afferent neuronsDifferent potassium currentsWhole-cell patch-clamp configurationOutward current componentPatch-clamp configurationAfferent neuronsFluoro-GoldGanglion neuronsRetrograde labelingConditioning prepulseEntire populationChannel blockersPotassium currentMyelinated axonsSustained currentNeuronsTest pulseDendrotoxinBasis of sensitivityIKCellsBlockers
1983
Effects of 4-aminopyridine on rapidly and slowly conducting axons of rat corpus callosum
Preston R, Waxman S, Kocsis J. Effects of 4-aminopyridine on rapidly and slowly conducting axons of rat corpus callosum. Experimental Neurology 1983, 79: 808-820. PMID: 6825765, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4886(83)90044-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat corpus callosumCallosal fibersCerebral axonsNerve fibersCorpus callosumMammalian peripheral nerve fibersNegative waveVoltage-dependent potassium currentsSecond negative waveNon-myelinated nerve fibresPeripheral nerve fibersField potentialsShort-latency wavesFirst negative waveCallosal stimulationPotassium blockersPotassium currentAction potentialsPeripheral fibersCallosumRecording electrodesMembrane repolarizationAxonsFunctional organizationComparable differences