In vivo characterization of distinct modality-specific subsets of somatosensory neurons using GCaMP

Edward C. Emery(University College London), Ana Paula Luiz(University College London), Shafaq Sikandar(University College London), R. Magnúsdóttir(University College London), Xinzhong Dong(Howard Hughes Medical Institute), John N. Wood(University College London)
Science Advances
November 4, 2016
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Abstract

, neurons in vivo respond more intensely to noxious thermal and mechanical stimuli, and additional neurons (silent nociceptors) are unmasked. Together, these studies define polymodality as an infrequent feature of nociceptive neurons in normal animals.


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