Mechanisms of referred visceral pain: Uterine inflammation in the adult virgin rat results in neurogenic plasma extravasation in the skin

Pain

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 309-317

  Wesselmann, Ursula ^a   Lai, Jean ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous innervation; Inflammation; Plasma extravasation; Referred pain; Skin; Uterus; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

EVANS BLUE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; METRITIS; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VISCERAL PAIN;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EVANS BLUE; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SKIN; UTERINE DISEASES; VISCERA;

EID: 0031449340     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)00112-7     Document Type: Article

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