Comparison of autotomy behavior induced in rats by various clinically-used neurectomy methods

Pain

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-24

  Zeltser, Rafi ^a   Beilin, Ben Zion ^b   Zaslansky, Ruth ^c   Seltzer, Ze'Ev ^d,e  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autotomy; CO2 laser; Cryosurgery; Electrocut; Nerve injury; Nerve end ligation; Neuropathic pain; Painful neuroma; Peripheral neurectomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; AUTOTOMY; BEHAVIOR; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; DENERVATION; DYSESTHESIA; ELECTRICITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LICKING; MALE; NERVE LIGATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEURECTOMY; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROMA; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SCIATIC NERVE; SCRATCHING; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CRYOSURGERY; DENERVATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INCIDENCE; LASERS; LIGATION; MALE; NEUROMA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATICA; SELF MUTILATION;

EID: 0034672693     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(00)00342-0     Document Type: Article

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