Skin blood flow abnormalities in a rat model of neuropathic pain: Result of decreased sympathetic vasoconstrictor outflow?

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 19-29

  Kurvers, Harrie A J M ^a   Tangelder, Geert Jan ^b   De Mey, Jo G R ^b   Slaaf, Dick W ^b   Beuk, Roland J ^a   Van Den Wildenberg, Frans A J M ^a   Kitslaar, Peter J E H M ^a   Reneman, Rob S ^b   Jacobs, Michael J H M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomic denervation; Axonal degeneration; Chronic constriction injury; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Nerve; Neuropathic pain; Skin blood flow; Supersensitivity to catecholamines

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; COLD; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIDOCAINE; LIGATION; MALE; NEURALGIA; NOCICEPTORS; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SCIATIC NERVE; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0030940406     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(96)00127-0     Document Type: Article

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