Ectopic activity in cutaneous regenerating afferent nerve fibers following nerve lesion in the rat

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2487-2497

  Gorodetskaya, Natalia ^a   Constantin, Cristina ^a   Jänig, Wilfrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mechanosensitivity; Neuropathic pain; Skin nerve; Spontaneous activity; Thermosensitivity

Indexed keywords

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MYELINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE LESION; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVE SUTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SURAL NERVE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEAT; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0344874609     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02974.x     Document Type: Article

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