Formalin induces biphasic activity in C-fibers in the rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-48

  McCall, W D ^a   Tanner, Kimberly D ^b   Levine, Jon D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; Formalin test; Hyperalgesia; Nociception; Nociceptor; Pain; Primary afferent

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0029871778     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12552-0     Document Type: Article

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