… 2), and intraarticular administration of excitatory amino acid receptor antagonists can
reduce hyperalgesia in rats with experimental arthritis (Lawand, WD Willis, and KN Westlund, …

As discussed in the preceding section, the major projection mediating noxious information
to the ventrobasal complex (VB) in the monkey is the spinothalamic tract (SIT), and this …

The nature of dorsal root reflexes (DRRs) and their possible role in peripheral inflammation
and the consequent hyperalgesia are reviewed. The history of DRRs and the relationship of …

The third edition of this monograph continues to have the goal of providing an overview of
current thought about the spinal cord mechanisms that are responsible for sensory processing…

METHODS There are at least eight different methods of displaying presynaptic inhibition, but
not all are suitable for determining if any changes are produced by pharmacological agents…

1. The contribution of activity in spinothalamic tract (STT) neurons to the pain and neurogenic
hyperalgesia produced by an intradermal injection of 100 micrograms of capsaicin was …

Although glycolysis is highly conserved, it is remarkable that several unique isozymes in
this central metabolic pathway are found in mammalian sperm. Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate …

Protamines are the major DNA-binding proteins in the nucleus of sperm in most vertebrates
1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 and package the DNA in a volume less than 5% of a somatic cell nucleus 6 . …

1. A total of 574 cutaneous afferent units in the sural and plantar nerves supplying the skin
of the rat foot was examined: 399 A beta-units, 55 A delta-units, and 120 C-units. Their …

A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) tether cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinases and thereby
localize phosphorylation of target proteins and initiation of signal-transduction processes …