Sympathectomy induces adrenergic excitability of cutaneous C-fiber nociceptors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 514-517

  Bossut, Daniel F ^a   Shea, Virginia K ^a   Perl, Edward R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAUSALGIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE FIBER C; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN NERVE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLIONECTOMY; SUPERSENSITIVITY; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY;

EID: 0030045424     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.1.514     Document Type: Article

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