C-fiber mechanical stimulus-response functions are different in inflammatory versus neuropathic hyperalgesia in the rat

Neuroscience

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 285-290

  Ahlgren, S C ^b,c   Wang, J F ^a   Levine, J D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diabetes mellitus; inflammation; neuropathy; pain; primary afferent; prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E2; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0001334358     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00290-4     Document Type: Article

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