Ectopic mechanosensitivity in injured sensory axons arises from the site of spontaneous electrogenesis

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-178

  Chen, Y ^a   Devor, M ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0031857837     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3801(98)90009-X     Document Type: Article

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