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

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. The Superficial Dorsal Horn

   1. The Superficial Dorsal Horn

      • Fernando Cervero

      Pages 1-9

3. Afferent Inputs to the Superficial Dorsal Horn

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Introduction to Section I

      • F. Cervero, G. J. Bennett, P. M. Headley

      Pages 13-13

   3. Distribution of Unmyelinated Primary Afferent Fibers in the Dorsal Horn

      • Y. Sugiura, N. Terui, Y. Hosoya, K. Kohno

      Pages 15-27

   4. Spinal Projections of Thin Myelinated Deep Afferents and their Topical Relation to Dorsal Horn Neurones Processing Deep Input

      • U. Hoheisel, S. Mense

      Pages 29-40

   5. The Distribution of Muscle and Cutaneous Projections to the Dorsal Horn of the Upper Cervical Cord of the Cat

      • Vivian C. Abrahams

      Pages 41-56

   6. Electron Microscopic Localization of Peptide- like Immunoreactivity in Labelled Dorsal Root Terminals in the Spinal Substantia Gelatinosa of the Monkey

      • Alan R. Light, Anahid M. Kavookjian

      Pages 57-69

   7. Immunoreactivity of Rat Primary Afferent Neurones with C- and A-Fibres

      • Sally Lawson, Peter McCarthy, Pamela Waddell

      Pages 71-74

   8. Coexistence of Peptides in Primary Afferent Neurons

      • Virginia S. Seybold, Mary M. Tuchscherer, Mary G. Garry

      Pages 75-81

   9. Laminar and Segmental Termination in the Dorsal Horn of the Spinal Cord of an Articular Nerve of the Forepaw in the Cat

      • E. Rausell, C. Avendaño

      Pages 83-87

   10. Spinal Termination of Primary Afferents of the Cat’s Knee Joint

       • Hans-Georg Schaible, Bernd Heppelmann, Arthur D. Craig, Robert F. Schmidt

       Pages 89-93

   11. Cell Size and Nissl Pattern Analyses of Primary Afferent Neurons Innervating the Molar Tooth Pulp and Cornea of the Rat

       • Tomosada Sugimoto, Satoshi Wakisaka, Motohide Takemura, Masaharu Aoki

       Pages 95-98

   12. 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

       • K. A. Sharkey, J. A. Sobrino, F. Cervero

       Pages 99-102

   13. Discussion on Section I

       • Gunnar Grant

       Pages 103-105

4. Receptive Field Properties of Lamina I Neurons

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107

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   2. Introduction to Section II

      • Ainsley Iggo

      Pages 109-111

   3. Characterization of Lamina I Projection Neurons: Physiology and Anatomy

      • Janice L. K. Hylden, Richard L. Nahin, Fernand Anton, Ronald Dubner

      Pages 113-128

   4. Input to and Output from Lamina I Neurones in the Cat Spinal Cord

      • K.-D. Kniffki

      Pages 129-143

   5. The Influence of Cutaneous Inputs on the Activity of Neurones in the Substantia Gelatinosa

      • Wilma M. Steedman

      Pages 145-158

This book constitutes the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop held in El Escorial (Spain) from 22 -27 May 1988 with the title Processing of sensory information in the superficial dorsal hom of the spinal cord. Included in the book are reports of most of the main lectures given at the meeting, section introductions written by each session Chairman, section reports compiled by session rapporteurs and some short papers invited from authors of communications given in poster form. The latter were selected on the basis of being immediately relevant to the topic of the workshop and of originating from a laboratory not represented by the main speakers. All in all we believe that the reader can get a fair idea of the structure and general character of this Workshop. The overall aim of the meeting was to review the current state of knowledge on the role of the superficial dorsal horn of the mammalian spinal cord as a nucleus of relay and modulation of the somatic and visceral sensory input to the central nervous system. In this context, the contribution of this spinal cord region to the appreciation of pain was a central topic of discussion. Over the last decade there has been a considerable increase in anatomical, physiological and neurochemical studies of the superficial dorsal horn.

• communication
• information
• media
• muscle
• myelin
• nervous system
• neurons
• neuropeptides
• research
• spinal cord
• system

• University of Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK

  F. Cervero, P. M. Headley

• National Institute of Dental Research National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA

  G. J. Bennett

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