Antinociceptive effect of systemic gabapentin in mononeuropathic rats, depends on stimulus characteristics and level of test integration

Pain

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-60

  Kayser, Valerie ^a   Christensen, Dennis ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Gabapentin; Neuropathic pain; Paw withdrawal threshold; Rat; Struggle latency; Vocalization threshold

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMERSION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEURALGIA; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOCALIZATION;

ACETIC ACIDS; ANALGESICS; ANIMAL; COLD; HINDLIMB; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0034307285     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(00)00307-9     Document Type: Article

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