Mechanical hyperalgesia after spinal nerve ligation in rat is not reversed by intraplantar or systemic administration of adrenergic antagonists

Pain

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 135-141

  Ringkamp, Matthias ^a   Grethel, Erich J ^a   Choi, Yoon ^b   Meyer, Richard A ^a   Raja, Srinivasa N ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

L5 ligation; Neuropathic pain; Sympathetically maintained pain

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENTOLAMINE; PRAZOSIN; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE LIGATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL NERVE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HYPERALGESIA; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; LIGATION; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHENTOLAMINE; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SPINAL NERVES; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0033022172     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(98)00185-7     Document Type: Article

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