Uninjured C-fiber nociceptors develop spontaneous activity and α- adrenergic sensitivity following L6 spinal nerve ligation in monkey

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 455-466

  Ali, Z ^a   Ringkamp, M ^a   Hartke, T V ^a   Chien, H F ^a   Flavahan, N A ^a   Campbell, J N ^a   Meyer, R A ^a,b  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; MONKEY; NERVE FIBER C; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NERVE; SPINAL NERVE;

EID: 0032988286     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.455     Document Type: Article

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