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Absence of an association between axotomy-induced changes in sodium currents and excitability in DRG neurons from the adult rat

  • Natasha M. Flake

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Dental School, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • ,
  • Eric Lancaster

      Affiliations

    • Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • ,
  • Daniel Weinreich

      Affiliations

    • Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • ,
  • Michael S Gold

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Dental School, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Medical School, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Dental School, University of Maryland, 666 W. Baltimore St., Room 5-A-12 HHH, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Tel.: +1-410-706-0909; fax: +1-410-706-4172

Received 12 August 2003 ,Revised 4 February 2004 ,Accepted 23 February 2004.

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PII: S0304-3959(04)00116-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.02.024

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