Key role of the dorsal root ganglion in neuropathic tactile hypersensibility

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-143

  Sukhotinsky, Inna ^a   Ben Dor, Efrat ^a   Raber, Pnina ^a   Devor, Marshall ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; Ectopic firing; Indwelling catheter; Neuropathic pain; Rhizotomy

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIZATION; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL NERVE; TACTILE STIMULATION;

EID: 1542314316     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3801(03)00086-7     Document Type: Article

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