Characterization of variables defining hindpaw withdrawal latency evoked by radiant thermal stimuli

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-191

  Dirig, David M ^a   Salami, Ali ^b,c   Rathbun, Michael L ^b   Ozaki, George T ^b   Yaksh, Tony L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heating rate; Hindpaw withdrawal; Paw temperature; Radiant thermal stimulus; Thermal nociception

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEATING; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STIMULATION; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ESCAPE REACTION; GLASS; HEAT; HINDLIMB; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0030853718     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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