Synaptic plasticity in the spinal dorsal horn.
Long-term potentiation (LTP) at synapses in the spinal dorsal horn is thought to be a cellular mechanism for abnormal pain sensitivity. In this article, we review LTP in spinal projection neurons and presynaptic mechanisms of LTP in the spinal dorsal horn revealed by patch-clamp recording and optical imaging with voltage-sensitive dye.
Ikeda
Hiroshi
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Department of Human and Artificial Intelligence Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui, 3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui 910-8507, Japan. ikeda@synapse.his.fukui-u.ac.jp
Kiritoshi
Takaki
T
Murase
Kazuyuki
K
D000818:Animals; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005470:Fluorometry; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D020671:Posterior Horn Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*
D005456:Fluorescent Dyes