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molecular layer of the cerebral cortex

Known as: Plexiform layer of cerebral cortex, Type 1 layer of cerebral cortex, Plexiform Layer of the Cerebral Cortex 
The superficial layer of the cerebral cortex, containing nerve fibers, neuroglial cells, and occasional horizontal cells of Cajal.
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Cerebral cortexLamina I of gray matter of spinal cordNeocortexNervous system structure

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Transformation of the output of spinal lamina I neurons after nerve injury and microglia stimulation underlying neuropathic pain
BackgroundDisinhibition of neurons in the superficial spinal dorsal horn, via microglia – neuron signaling leading to disruption… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Exposure of the Dorsal Root Ganglion in Rats to Pulsed Radiofrequency Currents Activates Dorsal Horn Lamina I and II Neurons
OBJECTIVE Application of pulsed radiofrequency (RF) currents to the dorsal ganglion has been reported to produce long-term relief… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Four cell types with distinctive membrane properties and morphologies in lamina I of the spinal dorsal horn of the adult rat
Lamina I of the spinal dorsal horn plays an important role in the processing and relay of nociceptive information. Signal… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Spinothalamic lamina I neurons selectively sensitive to histamine: a central neural pathway for itch
We found a class of lamina I spinothalamic tract (STT) neurons selectively excited by iontophoretic histamine. The responses of… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Physiological properties of the lamina I spinoparabrachial neurons in the rat.
Single-unit extracellular recordings of spino-parabrachial (spino-PB) neurons (n = 53) antidromically driven from the… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Junctional versus Extrajunctional Glycine and GABAAReceptor-Mediated IPSCs in Identified Lamina I Neurons of the Adult Rat Spinal Cord
Colocalization of GABA and glycine in synaptic terminals of the superficial dorsal horn raises the question of their relative… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Nociceptive and thermoreceptive lamina I neurons are anatomically distinct
Pain and temperature stimuli activate neurons of lamina I within the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, and although these neurons… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Expansion of receptive fields of spinal lamina I projection neurons in rats with unilateral adjuvant-induced inflammation: the contribution of dorsal horn mechanisms
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A Golgi study of the neuronal population of the marginal zone (lamina I) of the rat spinal cord
On the basis of dendroarchitecture and cell body shape, complemented with morphometry of dendritic ramification, four major… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Spinothalamic lumbosacral lamina I cells responsive to skin and muscle stimulation in the cat.
The response characteristics of lamina I neurones recorded extracellularly in the lumbosacral enlargement of chloralose… 
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