Effects of partial nerve injury on the responses of C-fiber polymodal nociceptors to adrenergic agonists

Brain Research

Volumn 759, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-240

  O'Halloran, Ken D ^a   Perl, Edward R ^a  

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

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptor; C fiber; Causalgia; Epinephrine; Nerve injury; Polymodal nociceptor; Sympathetic pain; Sympathetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAUSALGIA; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE INJURY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN RECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NOCICEPTORS; RABBITS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0030833778     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00261-8     Document Type: Article

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