Intraspinal and behavioral consequences of nerve growth factor-induced nociceptive sprouting and nerve growth factor-induced hyperalgesia compared in adult rats

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 410, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-89

  Pertens, Evi ^a   Urschel Gysbers, Bethany A ^a   Holmes, Michael ^a   Pal, Raveen ^a   Foerster, Anne ^a   Kril, Yvonne ^a,b   Diamond, Jack ^a,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NPS Pharmaceutical Inc   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; C fos; Horseradish peroxidase; Intraspinal sprouting; Nociception; Plasticity; Spinal reflexes

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN C FOS; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HYPERALGESIA; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE PROJECTION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; SKIN STIMULATION; SPINAL REFLEX; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HYPERALGESIA; MUSCLES; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NOCICEPTORS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; REFLEX; SKIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0033584248     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19990719)410:1<73::AID-CNE7>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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