Persistent TTX-Resistant Na+ Current Affects Resting Potential and Response to Depolarization in Simulated Spinal Sensory Neurons
Herzog RI, Cummins TR, Waxman SG. Persistent TTX-Resistant Na+ Current Affects Resting Potential and Response to Depolarization in Simulated Spinal Sensory Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2001, 86: 1351-1364. PMID: 11535682, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.86.3.1351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent TTX-R currentTTX-R currentsSmall DRG neuronsSodium currentDRG neuronsSmall dorsal root ganglion neuronsTTX-resistant sodium currentsDorsal root ganglion neuronsVoltage-gated sodium currentTetrodotoxin-sensitive sodium currentTTX-S currentsSpinal sensory neuronsGanglion neuronsNeuronal excitabilitySensory neuronsAction potentialsNeuronsSubthreshold stimuliDepolarizing phaseSpike electrogenesisAnode break excitationElectrogenic propertiesBreak excitationPossible contributionInactivation gate