Neomycin and gadolinium applied to an L5 spinal nerve lesion prevent mechanical allodynia-like behaviour in rats

Pain

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 155-165

  Blenk, Karl Heinz ^a   Häbler, Heinz Joachim ^a   Jänig, Wilfrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

allodynia; central sensitisation; ectopic discharge; neuropathic pain; spinal nerve lesion

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; GADOLINIUM; NEBACETIN; NEOMYCIN;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL NERVE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BACITRACIN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOT; GADOLINIUM; HYPERESTHESIA; MALE; NEOMYCIN; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 0343196659     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(96)03314-3     Document Type: Article

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