Microneurographic study of C fiber discharges induced by CO2 laser stimulation in humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 353, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-28

  Qiu, Yunhai ^a,b   Fu, Qi ^c,d   Wang, Xiaohong ^a,b   Tran, Tuan Diep ^a   Inui, Koji ^a   Iwase, Satoshi ^c   Kakigi, Ryusuke ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

C fibers; CO2 laser; Conduction velocity; Electroencephalogram; Laser evoked potentials; Microelectroneurography; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; EAR LOBE; ELECTRODE; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROGRAPHY; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN;

EID: 0344851639     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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