Paw withdrawal thresholds and persistent hindlimb flexion in experimental mononeuropathies

Journal of Pain

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 222-230

  Wallas, Tanya R ^a   Winterson, Barbara J ^a,b   Ransil, Bernard J ^a   Bove, Geoffrey M ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous mechanical sensitivity; Experimental mononeuropathy; Mechanical allodynia; Mechanical hyperalgesia; Neuritis; Pain; Persistent hindlimb flexion

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; FREUND ADJUVANT;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTATION; FLEXOR REFLEX; FOOT; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LEG COMPRESSION; MALE; MECHANICAL ALLODYNIA; MECHANICAL HYPERALGESIA; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MONONEUROPATHY; MUSCLE FORCE; NEURITIS; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAW WITHDRAWAL; RAT; SKIN SENSITIVITY; STRAIN GAUGE ALGOMETER; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0037980110     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1526-5900(03)00619-9     Document Type: Article

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