Strychnine-sensitive modulation is selective for non-noxious somatosensory input in the spinal cord of the rat

Pain

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 321-330

  Sherman, Stephen E ^a   Loomis, Christopher W ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allodynia; C fibers; NBQX; Rat; Spinal; Strychnine

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; CAPSAICIN; STRYCHNINE;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MODEL; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE INJURY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030220221     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(96)03063-1     Document Type: Article

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