Degeneration of myelinated efferent fibers induces spontaneous activity in uninjured C-fiber afferents

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 7746-7753

  Wu, Gang ^a   Ringkamp, Matthias ^a   Murinson, Beth B ^b   Pogatzki, Esther M ^a   Hartke, Timothy V ^a   Weerahandi, Himali M ^a   Campbell, James N ^a   Griffin, John W ^b   Meyer, Richard A ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperalgesia; In vivo; Nerve injury; Neuropathic pain; Neuropathy; Sensitization; Single nerve fiber recording; Unmyelinated cutaneous afferent; Wallerian degeneration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER C; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHIZOTOMY; SPINAL NERVE;

EID: 0036759640     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-17-07746.2002     Document Type: Article

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