A new formalin test allowing simultaneous evaluation of cardiovascular and nociceptive responses

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 10-11, 1997, Pages 1203-1211

  Culman, Juraj ^a   Ritter, Sabine ^a   Ohlendorf, Christina ^a   Haass, Markus ^b   Maser Gluth, Christiane ^b   Spitznagel, Heidi ^a   Unger, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Blood pressure; Corticosterone; Corticotrophin; Formalin; Heart rate; Nociception; Noradrenaline; Pain; Rat; Stress; Subcutaneous catheter

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; FORMALDEHYDE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS; STRESS;

EID: 0031439791     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y97-141     Document Type: Article

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