GM1 ganglioside restores abnormal responses to acute thermal and mechanical stimuli in aged rats

Brain Research

Volumn 858, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 380-385

  Goettl, Virginia M ^a   Lindsey, Amy E ^b   Neff, Norton H ^a   Hadjiconstantinou, Maria ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Allodynia; GM1 ganglioside; Hypoalgesia; Mechanical hyperalgesia; Pain

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE GM1;

AGED; AGING; ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOALGESIA; LATENT PERIOD; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY SYSTEM; TAIL FLICK TEST;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; G(M1) GANGLIOSIDE; HEAT; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; REFLEX; TAIL;

EID: 0034628987     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)01960-0     Document Type: Article

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