Behavioral and electrophysiological assessment of hyperalgesia and changes in dorsal horn responses following partial sciatic nerve ligation in rats

Pain

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 297-306

  Takaishi, K ^a   Eisele Jr , J H ^a   Carstens, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Dorsal horn neuron; Neuropathic pain; Noxious heat; Receptive field

Indexed keywords

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0030221060     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(96)03023-0     Document Type: Article

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