Sympathetic-sensory coupling after L5 spinal nerve lesion in the rat and its relation to changes in dorsal root ganglion blood flow

Pain

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-345

  Habler H J ^a   Eschenfelder, S ^a   Liu, X G ^a   Janig W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; L5 spinal nerve injury; Neurogenic vasoconstriction; Neuropathic pain; Sympathetic nervous system; Sympathetically maintained pain

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASOPRESSIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL NERVES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0343007395     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(00)00297-9     Document Type: Article

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