CHEMICAL ACTIVATORS OF SENSORY NEURONS

Authors
WOOD JN DOCHERTY R
Citation
Jn. Wood et R. Docherty, CHEMICAL ACTIVATORS OF SENSORY NEURONS, Annual review of physiology, 59, 1997, pp. 457-482
Citations number
153
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
Annual review of physiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00664278
Volume
59
Year of publication
1997
Pages
457 - 482
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-4278(1997)59:<457:CAOSN>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Chemical activation of sensory neurons plays an important role in the somatosensory system. The actions of both endogenous mediators such as excitatory amino acids, acetylcholine, bradykinin, and ATP, as well a s selective exogenous activators of nociceptive sensory neurons are re viewed. The physiological significance of these mediators in both noci ception and other types of sensation are discussed.