An in vitro study of ectopic discharge generation and adrenergic sensitivity in the intact, nerve-injured rat dorsal root ganglion

Pain

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 51-57

  Zhang, J M ^a   Song, X J ^a   LaMotte, R H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonidine (Clo); Dorsal root ganglion (DRG); Nerve injury; Norepinephrine (NE)

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; NORADRENALIN;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0030873684     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)00013-4     Document Type: Article

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