Photochemically-induced ischemia of the rat sciatic nerve produces a dose-dependent and highly reproducible mechanical, heat and cold allodynia, and signs of spontaneous pain

Pain

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 45-59

  Kupers, Ron ^a   Yu, Wei ^a   Persson, Jonas K E ^a   Xu, Xiao Jun ^a   Wiesenfeld Hallin, Zsuzsanna ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Demyelination; Hyperalgesia; Neuropathic pain; Peripheral nerve injury; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; HEAT TREATMENT; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HEAT; HYPERALGESIA; ISCHEMIA; LASERS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031799654     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(98)00022-0     Document Type: Article

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