Spinal neurophysiologic correlates of the analgesic actions of intravesical dimethyl sulfoxide and capsaicin in the rat

Journal of Pain

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 394-400

  Castroman, Pablo J ^a   Ness, Timothy J ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Dorsal horn; Neurophysiology; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISTENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; VISCERAL PAIN;

EID: 0036797587     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jpai.2002.126789     Document Type: Article

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