Formalin-evoked activity in identified primary afferent fibers: Systemic lidocaine suppresses phase-2 activity

Pain

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 345-355

  Puig, S ^a   Sorkin, L S ^a,b  

^a University of California at San Diego   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

central facilitation; formalin; pain

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; LIDOCAINE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HINDLIMB; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0029923562     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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