Age differences in nociception and pain behaviours in the rat

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 843-854

  Gagliese, L ^a   Melzack, R ^b  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age differences; Ageing; Antinociception; Endogenous pain inhibition; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Mid life; Nociception; Pain; Pain models; Rat; Stress induced analgesia

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTINOCICEPTION; INFLAMMATION; LIFESPAN; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; REVIEW; STRESS; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0033670114     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(00)00041-5     Document Type: Article

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