A behavioral test paradigm to measure the aversive quality of inflammatory and neuropathic pain in rats

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 490-494

  Labuda, Christopher J ^a   Fuchs, Perry N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Freund's adjuvant; Ligation; Mechanical hyperalgesia; Motivation; Place preference

Indexed keywords

FREUND ADJUVANT;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOTIVATION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0034096235     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2000.7395     Document Type: Article

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