Spinal neuron sensitization facilitates contralateral input in rats with peripheral mononeuropathy

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 241, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 127-130

  Sotgiu, Maria Luisa ^a   Biella, Gabriele ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contralateral influences; Dorsal horn neurons; Peripheral injury; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSITIZATION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0032579557     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00011-1     Document Type: Article

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