Processing of Sensory Information in the Superficial Dorsal Horn of the Spinal Cord

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
The Superficial Dorsal Horn....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Introduction to Section I....Pages 13-13
Distribution of Unmyelinated Primary Afferent Fibers in the Dorsal Horn....Pages 15-27
Spinal Projections of Thin Myelinated Deep Afferents and their Topical Relation to Dorsal Horn Neurones Processing Deep Input....Pages 29-40
The Distribution of Muscle and Cutaneous Projections to the Dorsal Horn of the Upper Cervical Cord of the Cat....Pages 41-56
Electron Microscopic Localization of Peptide- like Immunoreactivity in Labelled Dorsal Root Terminals in the Spinal Substantia Gelatinosa of the Monkey....Pages 57-69
Immunoreactivity of Rat Primary Afferent Neurones with C- and A-Fibres....Pages 71-74
Coexistence of Peptides in Primary Afferent Neurons....Pages 75-81
Laminar and Segmental Termination in the Dorsal Horn of the Spinal Cord of an Articular Nerve of the Forepaw in the Cat....Pages 83-87
Spinal Termination of Primary Afferents of the Cat’s Knee Joint....Pages 89-93
Cell Size and Nissl Pattern Analyses of Primary Afferent Neurons Innervating the Molar Tooth Pulp and Cornea of the Rat....Pages 95-98
Visceral and Somatic Afferent Origin of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide-Immunoreactivity in the Superficial and Deep Laminae of the Thoracic Dorsal Horn of the Rat....Pages 99-102
Discussion on Section I....Pages 103-105
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Introduction to Section II....Pages 109-111
Characterization of Lamina I Projection Neurons: Physiology and Anatomy....Pages 113-128
Input to and Output from Lamina I Neurones in the Cat Spinal Cord....Pages 129-143
The Influence of Cutaneous Inputs on the Activity of Neurones in the Substantia Gelatinosa....Pages 145-158
Superficial Dorsal Horn Neurons in the Rat Responsive to Visceral and Cutaneous Inputs....Pages 159-162
Identification of a Sub-Population of Viscero-somatic Neurones Unique to the Superficial Dorsal Horn....Pages 163-166
Discussion on Section II....Pages 167-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Introduction to Section III....Pages 179-179
Characterization of Long Ascending Tract Projection Neurons and Non-Tract Neurons in the Superficial Dorsal Horn (SDH)....Pages 181-197
Projections and Neurochemical Specificity of the Different Morphological Types of Marginal Cells....Pages 199-215
Projections of the Superficial Dorsal Horn to the Midbrain and Thalamus....Pages 217-237
Discussion on Section III....Pages 239-243
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Introduction to Section IV....Pages 247-248
The Significance of Plastic Changes in Lamina 1 Systems....Pages 249-271
Molecular Events in the Spinal Cord Following Sensory Stimulation....Pages 273-283
Denervation Induced Changes in Somatotopic Organization: The Ineffective Projections of Afferent Fibres and Structural Plasticity....Pages 285-306
Physiological and Pharmacological Induction of C-FOS Protein Immunoreactivity in Superficial Dorsal Horn Neurones....Pages 307-310
Modality Properties and Inhibitory Receptive Fields of Dorsal Horn Neurons in Cats with Dorsolateral Funiculus Lesions....Pages 311-315
Discussion on Section IV....Pages 317-323
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
Introduction to Section V....Pages 327-330
Glutamate and Other Putative Mediators of Fast Synaptic Action in the Superficial Dorsal Horn....Pages 331-345
Peripheral Stimuli Releasing Neuropeptides in the Dorsal Horn of the Cat....Pages 347-363
Somatic, Articular and Visceral Noxious- Stimulus Evoked Expression of C-FOS in the Spinal Cord of the Rat: Differential Patterns of Activity and Modulation by Analgesic Agents....Pages 365-381
In Situ Hybridization Histochemical and Immunocytochemical Analysis of Opioid Gene Products in a Rat Model of Peripheral Inflammation....Pages 383-394
In Vitro Studies on Neurones of the Superficial Dorsal Horn in Slices of 9–16 Day Old Rat Spinal Cord....Pages 395-398
Opioid and Serotonergic Effects on Lamina I and Deeper Dorsal Horn Neurones....Pages 399-402
Discussion on Section V....Pages 403-404
Front Matter....Pages 405-405
Introduction to Section VI....Pages 407-413
Opioid Receptors in the Dorsal Horn of Intact and Deafferented Rats: Autoradiographic and Electrophysiological Studies....Pages 415-428
Neuronal Plasticity in the Superficial Dorsal Horn Following Peripheral Tissue Inflammation and Nerve Injury....Pages 429-442
Afferent Induced Alterations of Receptive Field Properties....Pages 443-462
Neurochemical and Anatomical Changes in the Dorsal Horn of Rats with an Experimental Painful Peripheral Neuropathy....Pages 463-471
A Comparison of the Receptive Field Plasticity of Nocireceptive and Multireceptive Dorsal Horn Neurones Following Noxious Mechanical Stimulation....Pages 473-476
Discussion on Section VI....Pages 477-481
Front Matter....Pages 483-483
Introduction to Section VII....Pages 485-488
What Modulates Tonic Modulation of Spinal Dorsal Horn Neurons?....Pages 489-498
On the Influence of Anaesthesia, Stimulus Intensity and Drug Access in Pharmacological Tests of Sensory Processing in the Superficial Dorsal Horn....Pages 499-511
Discussion on Section VII....Pages 513-516
Back Matter....Pages 517-530